02. June 2020 – 14:50 Clock
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Protests in the USA escalate
The demonstrations after the death of the African American George Floyd are not abating. The situation escalated more and more in many US cities. In the Brooklyn borough of New York, a police car even drove into demonstrators who were trying to block the street with their bodies. We show the scene in the video.
At least one dead and two injured in Indianapolis
According to CNN, at least 25 cities in 16 states have imposed curfews. But that didn’t stop people from venting their anger on the streets. Despite the curfew, people took to the streets for the fifth consecutive night. They protested the brutality, discrimination and injustice against black people.
In Indianapolis, Indiana, at least one person was shot dead in the vicinity of demonstrations, NBC News reported, citing police. There were at least two injured, according to Vice Police Chief Josh Barker. What exactly happened was initially unclear. The police wrote on Twitter that their officers were not involved.
Protests in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd
© REUTERS, LUCAS JACKSON, LJ
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Trump blames radical left groups for the violence
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Floyd died on the Monday after the operation, security forces used tear gas to force protesters back. In other cities from New York to Los Angeles there was also unrest and looting.
President Donald Trump blamed radical left groups for the riots and announced on Twitter that Antifa should be classified as a terrorist organization in the United States. He initially left details open.
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Journalists were also attacked
In Minneapolis, two Reuters news agency employees were injured by rubber bullets. The footage by the Reuters cameraman shows a police officer aiming directly at him. The two employees were clearly identifiable as representatives of the press. The event is the last attack so far on journalists covering the protests in the United States. Also in Minneapolis on Friday, a black CNN journalist was arrested on camera while covering the rallies in the city.
Floyd died Monday night after a brutal police operation in Minneapolis. One of four officers involved sat the 46-year-old with his knee behind his neck for minutes. He ignored the African American’s requests to let him breathe. Charges have since been brought against him. There were calls for the three other police officers to be held accountable.
Source: dpa, Reuters, RTL.de
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