Demonstrations spread across 33 cities across the United States and many cities imposed curfews!
In the past few days, the demonstrations triggered by the death of African-American men caused by violent law enforcement by American police have continued to escalate and spread to many places in the United States. According to American media statistics, demonstrations have taken place in more than 30 cities in more than 20 states.
Demonstrations spread to 33 cities across the United States. More demonstrators were arrested in new york
On the 30th local time, the demonstrations in new york entered the third day. On the same day, demonstrations broke out in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx and Queens, new york, demanding that the white police who abused George Floyd be convicted.
According to new york police, as of 18: 00 on the same day, the new york Police Department arrested a total of about 36 people. On the same day, the new york Police Department adjusted its strategy and dispatched a large number of police officers to prevent chaos.
In Houston, protesters shouted slogans from downtown on the 29th local time and marched all the way to the city hall, demanding "an end to police brutality".According to the statistics of CNN, demonstrations broke out in 33 cities in the United States from the evening of 29th to 30th local time, involving 22 states and Washington, D.C..
Demonstrators clashed with police near the White House.
On the 30th local time, people in Washington continued to hold demonstrations to protest against the violent law enforcement incident of Minneapolis police. In the afternoon, some demonstrators came near the White House to shout slogans and clashed with police and secret service personnel. The reporter saw at the scene that a large area outside the North Gate of the White House was once closed.
United states secret service issued a statement saying that six people had been arrested in the protests near the White House on the 29th and 30th. Demonstrators repeatedly tried to knock down the security fence, but no one crossed the White House fence. Some protesters were violent, attacking Secret Service agents with bricks and fireworks, resulting in injuries to many Secret Service personnel.
Trump praised the secret service work
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif posted on social media on the 30th that "some people don’t take the lives of African-Americans as their lives", and the international community should have declared war on such racial discrimination long ago — — It is time to wage a global war against racial discrimination. The Iranian Foreign Ministry also issued a statement urging the U.S. government to "immediately stop its repression of the suffering American people."
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