US Attorney General Bill Barr said on Saturday that far-left extremists and anarchists were behind the violent protests against police brutality in more than a dozen cities, and warned federal law ...
Police remove barricades set by protesters during a demonstration over the killing of George Floyd by a policeman outside the Third Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Demonstrators gathered on May 27 for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a policeman who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck.
While local leaders in hard-hit Minneapolis, the epicenter of the protests, said organised white supremacist groups and drug gangs could have had a significant role in setting fires and looting, Barr echoed President Donald Trump’s claim that the left was responsible. “In many places, it appears the violence is planned, organised and driven by anarchic and far-left extremist groups using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom travel from outside the state to promote the violence.”Abacha ‘stole’ more than $1bn, SERAP tells Buhari
The protests in many places turned violent and have included several nights of fires and looting, with the Minnesota city the hardest hit.“Don’t lay the blame on others!” he said.
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