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Minneapolis, May 29 (EFE/EPA). A group of protesters swarmed and set fire inside the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct station late Thursday during protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody.The 46-year-old African-American man died Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground with a knee to the back of his neck while he was handcuffed and other officers stood by.Floyd's death has triggered days of massive protests in the US, and in some cases riots, the burning of buildings and the looting of shops, which has reached New York and played out Thursday during the tense protest against police brutality, as has happened in other notable cases.The Minneapolis Police Department has already announced the firing of the four officers involved, although it has not filed charges against them.Protests have also been reported in Los Angeles, California and Memphis, Tennessee. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS AT THE BURNT-DOWN MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT 3RD PRECINCT AND PROTESTERS BURN AN ARBY'S FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND STORES NEAR THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT 3RD PRECINCT DURING PROTESTS OVER THE ARREST OF GEORGE FLOYD, WHO LATER DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY, IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US.
Minneapolis, May 29 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands gathered in cities across the United States Friday to protest the death of George Floyd in police custody, after days of vandalism and looting in Minneapolis, where the curfew has now been imposed.In downtown Atlanta, near the headquarters of the CNN television network, groups of protesters smashed store windows, to which the riot police responded with tear gas, according to television broadcasts.Some of the protesters threw rocks at the CNN building and several police vehicles parked outside the premises were also targeted with projectiles, with at least two of them set on fire.Curfew has been imposed until Sunday in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul – separated by the Mississippi river – by their respective mayors in an attempt to control the protests and violence that the region has witnessed during the last three days.The curfew was imposed on Friday after another night of disturbances, with incidents of looting and a police station being set on fire in Minneapolis.(Camera: ALBERT TRAVER)FOOTAGE SHOWS RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, US.
Protesters burn furniture and trash cans during a protest in front of Argentina's congress, clashing with police using tear gas to disperse the crowd. The protest comes after the country's lower chamber of deputies gave overall approval to President Javier Milei's reform bill in a vote, paving the way for a decisive vote in the Senate. IMAGES
Police vans are set on fire by demonstrators during clashes around a disputed water reservoir under construction in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres), where thousands of people have mobilised despite a ban on the gathering. IMAGES
Protesters, angry over the shocking police killing of a handcuffed black man, gather outside the Minneapolis police station building and break down fences. Authorities in Minneapolis and its sister city St. Paul got reinforcements from the National Guard on Thursday as they girded for fresh demonstrations and violence. IMAGES
Protesters set fire to large roadblock near Hong Kong police headquarters in the city centre, sending billows of black smoke into the night sky. The group use plastic bollards, metal fencing and seating from a nearby sports ground to build the barricade before starting the blaze in the central district of Wan Chai. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters in Venezuela drag a wrecked van through the fence surrounding the Carlota military air base in Caracas, before setting it on fire and being chased by security forces. IMAGES
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