(NPR) Minneapolis Police Precinct Set Ablaze In Protests Over George Floyd's Death

Minneapolis Police Precinct Set Ablaze In Protests Over George Floyd's Death








Protesters set fires at the 3rd Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, the black man who died in police custody, continued in Minneapolis for a third straight night.



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Minneapolis Police Precinct Set Ablaze In Protests Over George Floyd's Death






The National Guard confirmed it is deploying more than 500 soldiers to Minneapolis. Also, Twitter flagged a tweet from President Trump about the demonstration as "glorifying violence."