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    Photos: Violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd

    Video of the arrest showed a police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck


    Published:  May 29, 2020 14:27 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor

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    Minneapolis: A third night of racially charged arson, looting and vandalism gripped Minneapolis as protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest. Image Credit: AFP
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    The latest unrest in Minnesota's largest city went largely unchecked late Thursday, with the mayor ordering a tactical police retreat from a police station that was set ablaze. Image Credit: AFP
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    National Guard troops called out earlier in the day by the governor kept a low profile. Governor Tim Walz had ordered the Guard to help keep the peace after two previous nights of disturbances sparked by George Floyd's death on Monday. Image Credit: AFP
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    The arrest of Floyd, 46, was captured by an onlooker's cell phone video that went viral and showed a police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck as he moaned: "Please, I can't breathe." Image Credit: AFP
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    Four police officers involved in the arrest of Lloyd, who was accused of trying to pass counterfeit money at a corner store, were dismissed on Tuesday, but unrest has continued unabated. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Thursday night's disturbances in Minneapolis also spread into adjacent city of St. Paul, the state capital, with fires and vandalism breaking out there. Image Credit: Reuters
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    In contrast with Wednesday night, when rock-throwing demonstrators clashed with police in riot gear, law enforcement in Minneapolis kept mostly out of sight around the epicenter of Thursday's disturbances, the Third Precinct police station. Image Credit: AFP
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    Protesters massing outside the building briefly retreated under volleys of police tear gas and rubber bullets fired at them from the roof, only to regroup and eventually attack the building, setting fire to the structure as police withdrew. Image Credit: Reuters
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    At a news briefing early Friday, Mayor Jacob Frey defended his decision to evacuate the precinct station due to "imminent threats to both officers and the public." Image Credit: AFP
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    The Minnesota National Guard said it activated 500 of its soldiers in the greater Minneapolis area, mostly to provide security support to firefighters. Image Credit: AFP
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    The mayor said many of the troops had been posted around the city to help police prevent looting of banks, grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential locations during the coronavirus pandemic. Image Credit: AFP
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    Several other buildings and a car were set ablaze and looters plundered several businesses, including a burning liquor store and nearby discount store that had been ransacked the night before. Fire officials said 16 buildings were torched on Wednesday night. Image Credit: AFP
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    The Floyd case was reminiscent of the 2014 killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man in New York City who died after being put in a banned police chokehold as he, too, was heard to mutter, "I can't breathe." Garner's dying words became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement that formed amid a wave of killings of African-Americans by police. Image Credit: AFP
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    At a peaceful daytime rally and march on Thursday around a county government center in Minneapolis, protesters pressed their demands for the four policemen to be arrested and charged. Image Credit: AFP
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    Officials overseeing investigations from the US Justice Department, FBI, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and prosecutors appealed for calm, vowing a thorough investigation. Image Credit: AFP
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    Floyd was a Houston native who had worked as a nightclub security guard. An employee who called police described the suspect as appearing to be drunk, according to an official transcript of the call. Image Credit: AFP

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