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Since the African American George Floyd was killed in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis (US state) last week, there have been protests and riots in many cities in the United States. In New York it was particularly intense on Tuesday night.
Hundreds of looters stormed Manhattan for the second night in a row on Monday, smashing the windows of posh shops and stealing goods. The police tried to get the chaos under control.
Recordings from the station NY1 showed young people escaping from a branch of the electrical store chain Best Buy and then being arrested by the police.
Reports in online networks that the famous Macy’s department store was attacked during the looting on Monday evening were initially not confirmed by the police. The police report only mentioned “numerous” looted shops and “hundreds” of arrests.
The looters began their thieving tour during a protest against racism and police violence. There the criminals collided with peaceful participants in the demonstration. They tried to keep the looters from their riot march – without success.
The looters followed a system, said a witness to “New York Post“:” One person breaks the window with something, someone else comes on a bike and robs the shop. It’s systematic, you can see that. “
New York curfew extended
Because of the ongoing unrest surrounding the violent death of African American George Floyd, Mayor Bill de Blasio extended the night curfew in New York by three hours.
On Tuesday it starts at 8 p.m. (local time) instead of at 11 p.m. on Monday. Nobody will be allowed on the street until Wednesday morning at 5 a.m. The city was “completely under control and mostly calm and peaceful,” assured de Blasio.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn for a silent protest. The police did not intervene despite the curfew violation.
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