Watch | George Floyd Protests Against Police Brutality Lead to Mayhem Across the US

Protests have broken out all over the US to express outrage at the death of an African-American who died during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.

The viral footage of a policeman in Minneapolis kneeling over George Floyd went viral in the US this past week. Officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight long minutes, has been taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the US struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing.

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