The riots caused by the death of a black man due to police brutality in Minnesota, USA, continue to escalate. Protests are currently taking place in 30 cities across the United States.
According to CNN ) news, after Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announced that the curfew would be extended to the entire city, 25 cities in 16 states across the United States have implemented curfew measures.
Freud, an American man, was violently enforced by the police a few days ago and died shortly after being sent to the hospital. The autopsy report, in official documents, said it did not show any evidence of suffocation or “traumatic asphyxia” and was affected by “a combination of (police) kneeling pressure, potential narcotic substances in the body and his own underlying health problems, including heart disease.” ”, which ultimately led to his death.
In response, people began to continue to hold demonstrations to protest against the violent law enforcement by the Minneapolis police. That afternoon, some demonstrators came near the White House, shouted slogans, and clashed with police and Secret Service personnel. Reporters at the scene saw that a large area outside the north gate of the White House was closed for a time.
The U.S. Secret Service issued a statement saying that six people had been arrested during protests near the White House on the 29th and 30th. Demonstrators repeatedly tried to knock down the security guardrail, but no one climbed over the White House fence; some protesters There were violent acts, including attacking Secret Service agents with bricks, fireworks, etc., resulting in injuries to many Secret Service agents.
Protests broke out in about 30 cities. Many luxury brand retail stores including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs and Nordstrom were broken into and looted.
Uniqlo, H&M and other stores in other states in the United States are not immune. Demonstrators looted stores, emptying nearly all of them and taking away products.
Not only that, an Apple store in the area was also smashed. Demonstrators also looted merchandise from the store. A reporter saw people taking iPhones and tablets from Apple stores.
In addition, the Nike store in a Chicago neighborhood was looted by these mobs, and the scene was chaotic.
There are mostly black players in the NBA. Now that such cruel incidents have occurred, many stars have come forward to criticize them. , James has repeatedly expressed that such things are disappointing, and former Warriors star Stephen Jackson even went to Minnesota to deliver a long speech. Timberwolves star Towns also came to support, and Celtics player Jaylen Brown drove 15 hours to travel from Boston to Atlanta to participate in the protests.
According to CNN, the Minnesota National Guard announced on its official Twitter that it had dispatched 4,100 federal citizen soldiers and armed personnel are helping our friends and neighbors respond to unrest, “and that number will soon grow to 10,800!” the tweet said, adding that the National Guard deployment compared to 700 on duty on Friday. The number rose sharply. </p
