(ANSA) - ROME, JUNE 1 - A tanker has headed straight for the crowd of protesters who were protesting for the death of George Floyd, on a freeway in Minneapolis, the city and center of the wave of protests. Nobody was injured, but she is investigating to understand if the gesture was intentional.
The episode, which was heard today, dates back to 18 local time yesterday. The driver was rescued by the police after being dragged out of the passenger compartment by the angry demonstrators and beaten. He is now in prison while his mug shot was taken from various sideboards including Wcco, the CBS online channel. The man, a 35-year-old, according to US imedia, is called Bogdan Vicherko. The Minnesota Public Security Department reports that there were around 5-6,000 protesters on the flyover at the time.
Tanker on the crowd in Minneapolis
2020-06-02T11:22:51.463Z
A tanker headed straight for the crowd of protesters who were protesting the death of George Floyd, on a freeway in Minneapolis, the city epicenter of the wave of protests. (HANDLE)