George Floyd killing: fires erupt in Minneapolis as US rocked by third night of protests
- Minnesota governor calls in national guard amid unrest
- Demonstrations broke out in New York, Colorado and California
Cities across the US were convulsed by protests on Thursday night over the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year old black man, as demonstrators stormed the police headquarters of the officers involved in his death in Minneapolis and Donald Trump threatened to use violence to suppress the unrest.
As demonstrations against police brutality against black Americans spread to other parts of the US including New York, Denver, Chicago and Oakland, dozens of businesses were burned and looted in the Midwestern city.
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