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Published 06:36 IST, May 30th 2020

George Floyd death protests spread to Atlanta

Activists spray-painted a large CNN logo outside the company's headquarters in Atlanta, breaking a window and tagging doors while protesting against the death of George Floyd.

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Activists spray-painted a large CNN logo outside the company's headquarters in Atlanta, breaking a window and tagging doors while protesting against the death of George Floyd.

Hundreds of protesters were confronting police outside CNN's downtown headquarters late Friday.

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One protester climbed on top of the CNN sign and waved a "Black Lives Matter" flag to cheers from the crowd.

Protesters pelted officers who came over with bottles, striking some of them. Other bottles thrown at authorities exploded behind the police line, but no officers appeared to get hit.

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Protesters chanted, "Quit your jobs."

The officers backed their line away from the group of protesters who were throwing objects at them.

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Police ordered demonstrators to leave the street and threatened to arrest them if they did not leave quickly.

Protesters used accelerant to burn an American flag.

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People were watching the scene from rooftops, some laughing at skirmishes that broke out and vandalism by the protesters.

 

06:36 IST, May 30th 2020