After the situation in Minneapolis threatened to escalate, the police and national guard are cracking down on demonstrators and journalists. Four of those affected describe how tense the situation is.
Bruce Pagan put on a gas mask. He was once a medic in the US Army, served in the war in Iraq. Now the 35-year-old stands at an intersection in the south of Minneapolis and looks at the demonstrators in front of him. He has come because he supports the protests, and most of all has come to provide first aid when it starts again, when the situation escalates again. He has bandages and medication in his backpack, a buddy has brought some bottles of milk against the pepper spray and tear gas in his eyes. Pagan looks at his cell phone. 7:53 p.m. – seven minutes to the curfew.
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