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brooklynite

(94,502 posts) Sat May 30, 2020, 08:54 PM May 2020

Fires rage in Seattle protests; National Guard activate

Source: KOMO-TV

Protesters set a police car on fire at 5th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle as flash-bang grenades are detonated in the surrounding area.

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Fires rage in Seattle protests; National Guard activate (Original Post) brooklynite May 2020 OP

George Floyd protests turn destructive in downtown Seattle, sparking curfew; National Guard summoned icymist May 2020 #1

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I have a friend that is SPD Wawannabe May 2020 #3

icymist

(15,888 posts)

1. George Floyd protests turn destructive in downtown Seattle, sparking curfew; National Guard summoned

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2020, 09:31 PM

May 2020

SEATTLE — After several hours of peaceful gatherings and marches by thousands of people in Seattle protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Seattle police said the crowd became violent, throwing bottles, setting police cruisers on fire, breaking windows and looting businesses in the downtown core.

Seattle police say multiple officers and citizens were injured when the violence broke out and several arrests have been made.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/george-floyd-protests-turn-destructive-downtown-seattle-sparking-curfew-national-guard-summoned/UGLTZPH2RZCOTDSX35Q2LNHAXI/

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