国际英语资讯:U.S. Minnesota declares state of emergency after protests over death of George Floyd turn ri
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 28-- <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Walz">Walz</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activated">activated</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Floyd">Floyd</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="looted">looted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midwest">midwest</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Floyd">Floyd</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>," <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="please">please</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="Walz">Walz</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Frey">Frey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>"<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Floyd">Floyd</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="systemic">systemic</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>," <span word="Walz">Walz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span>. <span word="Rebuild">Rebuild</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="Adjutant">Adjutant</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>, <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> 200 <span word="troopers">troopers</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p>
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