(NPR) Minnesota To Deploy Record Guard Force To Contain Unrest Over Death Of George Floyd

Minnesota To Deploy Record Guard Force To Contain Unrest Over Death Of George Floyd

A National Guard vehicle reflects a crowd of protesters Friday in Minneapolis, where Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen said a previous deployment "was not enough" to handle a fourth straight night of massive protests over the death of George Floyd.



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Minnesota To Deploy Record Guard Force To Contain Unrest Over Death Of George Floyd

Gov. Tim Walz is fully mobilizing the state's National Guard — "an action that has never been taken in [the guard's] 164-year history" — to prepare for a fifth night of protests.