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Minneapolis, may 30, 2020

Photo: MN National Guard / twitter.com

Minneapolis, may 30, 2020

Photo: MN National Guard / twitter.com

Minneapolis, may 30, 2020

Photo: City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, may 30, 2020

Photo: City of Minneapolis

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced the full mobilization of the National guard throughout the state for the first time since the Second world war, said the head of the national guard of the United States in Minnesota, major General John Jensen. According to him, more than 700 fighters may 29 in connection with the mass protests were the largest law enforcement operation in state history, but it was not enough.

The number of active fighters can reach 2,500 people, reports CNN. Jensen also noted that the state requested “the resources of the national level.”

The chief of patrol Minnesota Colonel Matt Langer, in turn, said that such a massive mobilization of personnel has not been since 1929. According to the Governor, the situation in Minneapolis no longer has any relation to the reaction to the murder of the African-American George Floyd in the result of the detention. “We are talking about the attack on civil society, the universe of fear and the destruction of our great cities,” Walz said at the briefing.

He noted that during the riots senseless pogroms were exposed businesses and infrastructure, which were established communities of color. The demonstrators destroyed public libraries and other public infrastructure, and disrupted the delivery of school meals to the hundreds of thousands of children across the state, said Walz.

According to him, only 20% of the protesters, it is estimated, were residents of Minnesota, the rest came from other regions. He asked residents to report the location of the participants of the riots and of the impending massacres, noting that people who want to aggravate the situation and wreak havoc, don’t share “our values.” Walz added that police officers are faced with highly organized groups of protesters, who used an improvised explosive device.

The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey echoed the idea that the pogroms in the city of satisfied visitors. He noted that earlier in the week, while the protest was attended by residents of the city, the campaign was largely peaceful, but then “the dynamics have changed.”

The US President Donald trump has expressed readiness to direct to Minnesota military if necessary, but also urged the state government to be tougher. With the same appeal he turned to the other “liberal governors and mayors”, or “the Federal government will step in and do what needs to be done”, including the use of “unlimited power” of the military and multiple arrests.

Residents of Minneapolis, meanwhile, began to bring the city into order.

♥ it’s amazing https://t.co/mLJopu6BE2

— City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) May 30, 2020

Protests against police abuse, sometimes resulting in riots swept dozens of US cities. This has led to new victims: in Detroit as a result of firing on the crowd killed 19-year-old boy in Oakland (CA) passed away the employee of Federal security service of the United States, received a gunshot wound. In Atlanta, injuring four police officers and one civilian.

Meanwhile, the main cause of the protests, police Derek Showino that during the arrest of George Floyd crushed his neck with his knee, blocking the access of oxygen, charged. The attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison noted that this is only the beginning of the trial, the murder charges can be added new. In the case can appear and other figurants. Sovana wife, meanwhile, filed for divorce.