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Los Angeles County imposes curfew amid chaotic George Floyd protests

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Melrose Avenue/Santa Monica, 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: EUGENE GARCIA). SHOT LIST: PROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MELROSE AVENUE AND SANTA MONICA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.

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