国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Protests over George Floyds death turn violent in Minneapolis, spread to other
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 28-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</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="protests">protests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</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> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>.</p><p><span word="Demonstrations">Demonstrations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</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="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span>. <span word="Videos">Videos</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Target">Target</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cub">Cub</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hiawatha">Hiawatha</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Walz">Walz</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>. "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paramedics">paramedics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 30 <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 16 <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blazes">blazes</span>.</p>
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