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The uneasy night of vandalism and looting in New York

New York City is grappling with the aftermath of another night of violent protests over the police murder of George Floyd in Minnesota.

Thousands of protesters gathered near the Barclays Center, Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan Bridge and Union Square.

Looters were seen near Herald Square, the Diamond District and SoHo.

Some of them went into fancy stores like Tory Burch and Kate Spade.

At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the demonstration began peacefully but turned violent around 10 p.m.

There were several fights between protesters and the Police.

The protesters threw insults and bottles of water at the officers.

They said that police killings of African Americans have to stop.

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