Published 11:38 IST, June 1st 2020

Donald Trump briefly taken to underground bunker as protests turned violent: Report

US President Donald Trump was rushed to a White House bunker after protest intensified outside the executive mansion, with some resorting to stone-pelting.

Reported by: Kunal Gaurav
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US President Donald Trump was rushed to a White House bunker after protest intensified outside executive mansion on May 29, with some resorting to stone-pelting. According to AP sources, US President spent nearly an hour in bunker which has been designed for emergency situations like terror attacks.

protests outside White House turned violent and sparked one of highest alerts since 9/11 attack, prompting Secret Service nts to move Trump to bunker. Trump reportedly confided to his visers that he worries about his safety but next day he tweeted that he “couldn’t have felt more safe”.

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In a series of tweets, Trump said that protesters outside White House would have been "greeted with vicious dogs h y come closer". He also hailed Secret Services for ir professionalism and for efficiently clamping down on protesters who were demonstrating outside White House. 

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State AG to le prosecution

Protests flared across United States after video foot showed a white police officer pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck. Minnesota Goverr Tim Walz has said that state’s Attorney General Keith Ellison will be leing any prosecutions involved with death of George Floyd. 

This comes after several requests from activists, City Council members, and a civil rights group. According to m, placing Minnesota Attorney General on case would, in turn, send a strong mess that justice will be granted. According to reports, Walz also said that Ellison has required experience to le prosecution.

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11:38 IST, June 1st 2020