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Rawalpindi/Karachi/Peshawar, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- Violent protests over the arrest of an Islamist leader who called for the expulsion of the French ambassador continued for the second consecutive day in Pakistan on Tuesday, with roads cut off and sporadic clashes with the police throughout the country."In all the major cities of the country protest is ongoing. We will continue to protest until Saad Rizvi is released," Ali Raza, the spokesperson of the Islamist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), which is organizing the protests, told EFE.The spokesperson said that since the protests began on Monday following the arrest of Rizvi, at least six of their members have died and 200 have been injured in clashes with the police. (Camera: SHAHZAIB AKBAR / SOHAIL SHAHZAD / ARSHAD ARBAB).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GARTHER TO PROTEST OVER THE ARREST OF ISLAMIST LEADER IN THE CITIES OF RAWALPINDI, KARACHI, PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN.
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
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, May 31 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people gathered in San Francisco on Sunday 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. 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: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US.
Violent protests in Ecuador over a fuel hike continue, including in the southern city of Guayaquil, as thousands of people representing indigenous groups, farms and labor unions march on a square in downtown Quito near the government headquarters. IMAGES
A forensic vehicle allegedly carrying the body of former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera drives past a crowd of curious onlookers in Lago Ranco, a lake district some 920 kilometers (570 miles) south of Santiago, where the 74-year-old died in a helicopter crash. IMAGES
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