US National Guard called in as protests over death of George Floyd spread beyond Minneapolis

Anger in the United States over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody, spread beyond Minneapolis on Thursday, with protests nationwide and looting and fires set along a major St Paul street.It was the third consecutive night of violent protests following Floyd’s death on Monday. A bystander recorded footage of Floyd saying he could not breathe as police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on his neck. He slowly stopped talking and moving as the minutes…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3086634/us-national-guard-called-protests-over-death-george