'We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region,' Mayor Jacob Frey said.
"I'm hit in the leg by a rubber bullet but am fine. State Police supported by National guard fired unprovoked into an entirely peaceful rally," Velshi wrote. Iâm hit in the leg by a rubber bullet but am fine.
State Police supported by National guard fired unprovoked into an entirely peaceful rally"I'm hit in the leg by a rubber bullet but am fine. State Police supported by National guard fired unprovoked into an entirely peaceful rally," Velshi wrote. Minneapolis is the epicenter of the unrest sweeping the United States. Governors and mayors imposed curfews on Saturday and deployed the National Guard to quell violence that has left buildings and cars ablaze, scores injured and at least two people dead.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, both Democrats, said the violence was the work of people from outside the state. "We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region," Frey wrote on Twitter without providing evidence. We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region.Walz said that as many as 80 percent of those arrested during the protests had come from outside Minnesota. He too blamed drug cartels and white supremacists. Mayor Melvin Carter of Minneapolis' sister city St. Paul said that everyone arrested in his city had come from other states. Police advance on demonstrators who are protesting the killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.However, data from the Hennepin County Jail's do not appear to support those claims The data show that approximately 86 percent of those arrested related to the unrest live in Minnesota, . Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder told the station he believes some of those arrested may have give false addresses to appear local.
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