Violent protests engulf US

Monday, 1 June 2020Newsdesk

The US remained a tinderbox of anger and emotion as violent protests erupted for a sixth day across the country over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, resulting in the death of at least five people, the arrest of thousands and placing of curfew in nearly 40 cities, while forcing President Donald Trump to take shelter in a White House bunker.

New Delhi, 01 June 2020

As per news report of PTI, considered to be the worst ever civil unrest in the US in decades, the violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across America in the days following the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old man who was pinned to the ground in Minneapolis on Monday by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath. Some of the protests have turned violent, prompting the activation of the National Guard in at least 20 states.

Source -ptinews.com