George Floyd's death: 4,000 people arrested as violent protests continue

death of an unarmed black man in police custody on May 25 has sparked widespre protests across United States. According to reports, almost 4,000 people across US have alrey been arrested during widespre protests. first arrests were me on May 26 and number continues to increase.

President forced inside a bunker

As per reports, US President Donald Trump on May 29 h been moved to a secret underground bunker when violence erupted outside gates of White House. It is believed that rump was moved to bunker on May 31 as well.

Many tech giants like Google, Facebook and YouTube have come out in support of racial equality in United States. Recently, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai shared a picture of Google homep wherein re was a black ribbon at bottom that re “We stand in support of racial equality and all those who search for it”. In dition, YouTube also changed its official Twitter handle’s icon from red to black in solidarity with protests.

protests began after a viral video was circulated showing police officer Derek Chauvin pinning George Floyd to ground with his knee on his neck for eight minutes. Floyd later died in hospital and Chauvin was charged with murder and manslaughter.

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Curfew declared in New York

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently revealed that New York City will be put under curfew from June 1, 11 pm (local time) onwards. As per reports, curfew is being implemented after 3 consecutive days of rioting and violent protests. curfew will also be accompanied by an increased police presence. As per order issued by Mayor, curfew will be from 11 pm till 5 am.

According to a series of tweets by Bill de Blasio, mayor has spoken to New York Goverr Andrew Cuomo and curfew has been implemented for everyone’s safety. In dition, NYPD will also increase its presence in areas that have been particularly subject to violence, such as Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

(With Inputs from ANI)(Im Credit AP)

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