Several Participants In George Floyd Protest In New York City Detained
Sumaira FH Published May 31, 2020 | 04:00 AM
NEW YORK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2020) Police in New York City have detained several demonstrators taking part in the Saturday George Floyd protest after they broke the windows of a police van and attacked officers, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
The protesters have been marching from Harlem to central Manhattan. They have broken the windows of a police van that was monitoring the situation, after which police officers arrived on the scene.
The officers blocked the protesters on Times Square. In response to that, the protesters threw water bottles at law enforcement officers. Several people were detained.
The protesters then turned to Eighth Avenue and headed for southern Manhattan. The movement of cars is hampered.
Protests have erupted across the United States this week after George Floyd, an African-American man, died in police custody on Monday, after a white police officer in Minneapolis knelt on Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes.
A video circulating online shows Derek Chauvin pinning unarmed Floyd to the ground with his knee; Floyd repeatedly tells the police officer that he cannot breathe until becoming unresponsive. Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. A total of four police officers have been fired in connection with the incident.
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that if the unrest continues in US cities, then the Federal government would step in and the military would be used. Speaking at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Trump said the death of George Floyd was a grave tragedy but warned against surrendering to hostility. Trump stressed that every US citizen has the right to be safe in their workplace, home and city streets.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Germany nudges up growth forecast, ailing economy at 'turning point'
IGP takes notice of student's rape
Onslaught of encroachments violating pedestrians rights
Italy fines Amazon over 'recurring' purchase option
Top France court confirms ex-PM's conviction in fake jobs scandal
Trainee assistant superintendents of police visit Central Police Office Lahore
UBS chairman decries tighter capital rules
Israel says forces carrying out 'offensive action' in south Lebanon
Mashal Yousafzai terms profound bond of friendship between Pakistan-China as sou ..
Boy drowned while escorting buffalo herd through river Chenab
Police foils smuggling attempt
Commissioner Larkana chairs meeting on Anti-Polio drive
More Stories From World
-
Italy fines Amazon over 'recurring' purchase option
7 minutes ago -
Top France court confirms ex-PM's conviction in fake jobs scandal
7 minutes ago -
UBS chairman decries tighter capital rules
10 minutes ago -
Israel says forces carrying out 'offensive action' in south Lebanon
7 minutes ago -
Spain PM under pressure as wife faces graft probe
37 minutes ago -
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Shanghai
46 minutes ago
-
N. Macedonia starts elections that could decide stalled EU talks
1 hour ago -
Haaland ruled out of Man City's crucial trip to Brighton
1 hour ago -
Four dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital
1 hour ago -
Thousands in heatwave-hit Bangladesh pray for rain
2 hours ago -
EU urges probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals
2 hours ago -
Gucci owner Kering's shares sink after profit warning
2 hours ago