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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, 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.
Washington, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the US capital on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman.Demonstrators gathered at several different points in Washington, including Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial, before setting out on marches that converged near the vastly expanded security perimeter around the White House.The throng remained there for hours, singing and chanting the names of victims to demand structural change to end police violence against African Americans, who are three times more likely than whites to die at the hands of cops, according to the website Mapping Police Violence. (Camera: EDWIN RAMIREZ). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, DC, US, ON SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2020.
Washington, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the US capital on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman.Demonstrators gathered at several different points in Washington, including Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial, before setting out on marches that converged near the vastly expanded security perimeter around the White House.The throng remained there for hours, singing and chanting the names of victims to demand structural change to end police violence against African Americans, who are three times more likely than whites to die at the hands of cops, according to the website Mapping Police Violence. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD IN WASHINGTON, DC, US, ON SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2020.
Washington, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the US capital on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman.Demonstrators gathered at several different points in Washington, including Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial, before setting out on marches that converged near the vastly expanded security perimeter around the White House.The throng remained there for hours, singing and chanting the names of victims to demand structural change to end police violence against African Americans, who are three times more likely than whites to die at the hands of cops, according to the website Mapping Police Violence. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD IN WASHINGTON, DC, US, ON SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2020.