Protests against the assassination of George Floyd are spreading across the United States. Protesters have reached the doorstep of the White House. The situation has reached such a stage that US President Donald Trump has to enter the bunker for a while. Protests are still going on in front of the White House. Running across America. The fire of protest is spreading in new cities every day.
George Floyd, a black man, was strangled to death in Minneapolis on May 25. That picture of police torture instantly spread around the world. Six days have passed since that incident. Now that the situation has calmed down, the flames of protest are spreading across the United States. Protests have started in at least 140 cities across the country. The fire of protest is spreading like wildfire with time. Protests in several cities have turned violent. At least five people have also died.
Protesters were already demonstrating in the vicinity of the White House. Security guards and intelligence escorted US President Donald Trump to an underground bunker on Friday night, fearing the situation could escalate. The US president was in the bunker for an hour. Protesters then protested again in the area near the White House. Demonstrations continued to burn. They also got involved in a scuffle with the police.
Peaceful protests are going on all over the country. Incidents like vandalism, arson, looting are also happening somewhere. Protesters are also involved in clashes with police. In cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, part of the protesters got involved in massive scuffles with police. There have also been incidents of police cars being set on fire somewhere. The situation became heated in Detroit, Indianapolis. The Washington Post reports that there were shootings. At least five people have been killed, they say. Curfews have been imposed in at least 40 cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Miami, and New York. But people have ignored it.
Many say the United States has never seen such a large-scale anti-apartheid movement since the death of Martin Luther King in 1969. There is a panic of coronavirus all over the country. But in many places, people have not complied with the lockdown. They are not even paying attention to the rules of maintaining social distance. A few days ago, many roads became virtually uninhabited due to the Corona outbreak. But after the death of George Floyd, the protesters went there. Allegations of police brutality against blacks are raging in the United States. Floyd's death added fuel to the fire.
Looting has also taken place in several parts of the country. There have been incidents of looting in some places like Philadelphia, Santa Monica, California. Many have compared the situation to the 2011 London riots. Five thousand National Guards have been deployed in at least eight provinces to deal with the situation. Almost all roads in Minneapolis, the scene of the incident, have been closed since Sunday evening. For the first time since World War II, the entire National Guard is on the streets in the province. Four thousand people have already been arrested. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
The Minneapolis administration claims that outsiders are causing trouble. Trump blames ultra-left extremists. He described the far-left group Antifa as a "militant organization". Some experts say that as racism continues to burn, the picture of deprivation in Corona has become clearer. Unemployment has added fuel to the fire.
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