Protests erupt in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd
Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station Thursday that the department was forced to abandon as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck.
Protesters react as they set fire to the entrance of a police station as demonstrations continue after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters 1 of 18Protesters are seen inside Minneapolis Police third precinct after setting fire to the entrance as demonstrations continue after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters 2 of 18A protester carries the carries a U.S. flag upside, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis. The Associated Press 3 of 18A man stands in front of police as they hold a line on the fourth day of protests in Minneapolis. Scott Olson/Getty Images 4 of 18A protestor douses her face with milk after being exposed to tear gas fired by police in St. Paul, Minnesota. John Minchillo/The Associated Press 5 of 18Police hold a line on the fourth day of protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The National Guard has been activated as protests continue after the death of George Floyd which has caused widespread destruction and fires across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Scott Olson/Getty Images 6 of 18Protesters throw objects into a fire outside a Target store near the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis. KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images 7 of 18Law enforcement officers amassed along Lake Street near Hiawatha Ave. as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. David Joles/The Associated Press 8 of 18People react as a car burns at the parking lot of a Target store during protests after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carlos Barria/Reuters 9 of 18Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis. John Minchillo/The Associated Press 10 of 18State Police block access to the area near the Minneapolis Police third precinct following the third day of demonstrations in response to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis. NICHOLAS PFOSI/Reuters 11 of 18Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis. John Minchillo/The Associated Press 12 of 18Fire burns inside The Family Dollar Store after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. David Joles/The Associated Press 13 of 18Plumes of smoke rise into the sky in the aftermath of a protest after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis. CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters 14 of 18A mural depicting George Floyd in Minneapolis. JENN ACKERMAN/The New York Times News Service 15 of 18A member of the National Guard looks into a burned out building after a night of protests and violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson/Getty Images 16 of 18State Patrol Police officers block a road on the fourth day of protests in Minneapolis. KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images 17 of 18A man reacts as he confronts National Guard members guarding the area in the aftermath of a protest after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis. CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters 18 of 18
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