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George Floyd protests hit US capital for fourth day

WASHINGTON DC, US JUNE 01: Protests continued in the US capital for a fourth day Monday over the death of George Floyd, with demonstrators flocking to Lafayette Park across from the White House in response to police violence.Hundreds of protestors defied a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed by Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.Ahead of President Donald Trump's press briefing at the White House, police used tear gas and flash bangs to disperse protestors behind a security barricade at the focal point in the capital. Intermittent clashes occurred between law enforcers and the protestors. On Sunday, a group of people looted several businesses and caused damage in the late hours, yet again defying a curfew. Floyd, 46, was arrested on May 25 after reportedly attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill at a store in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Video footage on Facebook showed him handcuffed and cooperating, but police claimed he resisted arrest.One of the officers, Derek Chauvin, pinned him to the ground and kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.(Footage by Yasin Ozturk /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON DC, US JUNE 01: Protests continued in the US capital for a fourth day Monday over the death of George Floyd, with demonstrators flocking to Lafayette Park across from the White House in response to police violence.Hundreds of protestors defied a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed by Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.Ahead of President Donald Trump's press briefing at the White House, police used tear gas and flash bangs to disperse protestors behind a security barricade at the focal point in the capital. Intermittent clashes occurred between law enforcers and the protestors. On Sunday, a group of people looted several businesses and caused damage in the late hours, yet again defying a curfew. Floyd, 46, was arrested on May 25 after reportedly attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill at a store in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Video footage on Facebook showed him handcuffed and cooperating, but police claimed he resisted arrest.One of the officers, Derek Chauvin, pinned him to the ground and kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.(Footage by Yasin Ozturk /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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