The death of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, in 2020 triggered a wave of demonstrations against racism and police violence in the US in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In Minneapolis, where the African-American man died in police custody earlier this week, thousands of national guard soldiers were patrolling the streets on Saturday night and quickly cracked down on violent protests.
“The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd, it is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities,” Walz said during a news conference.