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Eight-year-old dies in escalation of violence in Georgia – governor reinforces police force with 1,000 soldiers
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Brian Kemp, governor of the US state of Georgia, was forced to authorize the deployment of 1,000 soldiers
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More than 30 people were wounded in the state of Georgia by gunfire on the holiday weekend – five people died, including an eight-year-old girl. Governor Kemp therefore activated the National Guard and declared an emergency.
After a weekend of violent crimes and an eight-year-old shot dead in Atlanta, the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia activated the National Guard. Governor Brian Kemp authorized the deployment of 1,000 soldiers, his office said. This should enable the police to step up their patrols. Kemp also declared the state of emergency in Georgia. Over the past long holiday weekend, more than 30 people in Georgia were wounded by gunfire. Five people were killed, including the eight-year-old girl.
Nationwide, six children killed by gunfire
CNN broadcaster reported that a total of six children were killed by gunfire nationwide last weekend, on which Independence Day was celebrated in the U.S. a seven year old, a 14 year old in Chicago and a six year old in San Francisco.
In the United States, protests against racism and police violence have occurred repeatedly since the death of African-American George Floyd in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis in late May. In Atlanta and elsewhere, the protests were sometimes violent. Kemp criticized the news, according to the violence in Atlanta has increased for weeks. Peaceful demonstrations have been hijacked by criminals. “This lawlessness must be ended and order restored in our capital (Atlanta).” The National Guard is part of the US Armed Forces Reserve.
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