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Washington DC, June 22 (EFE / EPA) .-Clashes erupted between protesters and police officers on Monday night in Washington DC after protesters attempted to pull down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House.Jackson's ruthless treatment of Native Americans has made his statue a target of demonstrators protesting the US history of systemic racism. (Camera: EDWIN RAMIREZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTETERS TRYING TO PULL DOWN THE STATUE OF FORMER US PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON (1829-1837) BEFORE BEING DISPERSED BY POLICE IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
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