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New York, May 31 (EFE).- The protest in New York against police brutality after the death last week of a black man arrested by white cops in Minneapolis has turned violent as some protesters looted and vandalized stores in the SoHo neighborhood.The protests that began in Minneapolis have been replicated in cities across the country and on Friday in New York some 3,000 people took to the streets to demand justice for Floyd's death, according to New York Police data. Local authorities imposed curfews in 25 cities in 16 states and some 5,000 National Guard troops were deployed at various sites in 15 states and the District of Columbia, with their prospective efforts to maintain order being praised by President Donald Trump. According to CNN, among the cities imposing nighttime curfews on Sunday are Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Rochester, Cleveland, Portland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Seattle. (Camera: JORGE FUENTELSAZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTESTERS LOOTING AND VANDALIZING STORES IN NEW YORK CITY'S SOHO NEIGHBORHOOD.
San Francisco, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people on Tuesday took apart in a peaceful "kneel-in" demonstration in the hopes of ending systemic racism in criminal justice system. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: KNEEL-IN DEMONSTRATION AT SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US.
Washington, May 31(EFE/EPA).- Across the United States on Sunday, local authorities strengthened security measures to prepare for new after-dark riots and disturbances, as angry crowds looked ready to take to the streets to protest police brutality after the death last week of a black man arrested by white cops in Minneapolis.Local authorities imposed curfews in 25 cities in 16 states and some 5,000 National Guard troops were deployed at various sites in 15 states and the District of Columbia, with their prospective efforts to maintain order being praised by President Donald Trump.In Washington DC, on Saturday night about 70 Secret Service agents and Metro Police officers were injured during the disturbances near the White House and elsewhere in downtown DC and where police arrested 18 people, both departments reported on Sunday. (Camera: EDWIN RAMIREZ). SHOT LIST: PROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN WASHINGTON, US.
San Francisco, May 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of protesters flocked the streets of San Francisco to protest against the death of George Floyd. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTESTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, US.
Chicago, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).-Businesses and stores in Chicago on Monday remained boarded up days after protests and looting over the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).)SHOT LIST: BOARDED UP STORES ON MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).