African American dies after brutal police operation in the US - further demonstrations and riots

African American George Floyd is killed in a police operation in Minnesota. President Trump announces a quick clarification of the incident. 

• The 47-year-old African American George Floyd dies in a brutal police operation in the state of Minnesota. 
• A video showing the actions of the officials triggered a storm of indignation in the United States and caused protests . 
• President Donald Trump promised that the incident would be resolved quickly. 

Update of May 29, 8:39 am: In Minneapolis, protests broke out again after the death of an African American in a brutal police operation . Demonstrators set fire to a police station . Hundreds broke barricades outside the guard on Thursday evening, smashing window panes, and gaining access to the building that officials had previously left. There were also protests, looting and arson in other places.

In the afternoon there had been a peaceful protest . Thousands of demonstrators had gathered outside the police station. The guard was cleared to ensure the security of officials. In the neighboring town of St. Paul , protests also led to looting and arson. The governor of the State of Minnesota, Tim Walz, mobilized the National Guard at the request of both cities. Hundreds of soldiers are said to support the police.

African-American dies after police operation in the USA: "This is the youngest in a long series of murders ..."

Update May 28, 8:15 pm: UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has commented on the George Floyd case and is calling on the United States authorities to act. "Serious measures" would have to be taken "to stop such murders and ensure justice if they happen."

"This is the latest in a long series of murders of unarmed African Americans by US police officers," said Bachelet.

African American dies after brutal police operation in the US - further demonstrations and riots

Update May 28, 15:52: After the death of African American George Floyd took place in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota to demonstrations and riots. Among other things, a crowd gathered in front of the police station where the officers had worked, in whose use the 46-year-old died. 

In addition to demonstrations , there were also riots and looting in the city. Videos of the emergency were posted and shared on Twitter. In other US states, such as California, there were demonstrations by the "Black Lives Matter" movement, which campaigns against police violence against blacks.

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USA / Minneapolis: African-American dies after police operation - Trump expresses his sympathy to relatives

Update May 28, 10:30 am: Investigation into the police operation in which 46-year-old African American George Floyd was killed is now a top priority. As US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already in the middle of the investigation, following the President's order. Trump described Floyd's death as "very sad and tragic."

USA / Minneapolis: Black man dies after police operation - President Trump announces rapid investigations

In addition, the US President asked the relevant authorities to speed up the top priority investigations. He expressed sympathy to George Floyd's friends and family and promised that justice would prevail. The incident had sparked strong demonstrations across the United States in general, and particularly in the state of Minnesota. 

At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd ....

George Floyd had died as a result of the violence that a police officer had when he was used against him. A video showing the operation shows the policeman kneeling on Floyd's neck for minutes as he struggled for air. It was the second incident in a few months that killed an African American . The 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead at the end of February by two men who thought he was a burglar. Only video recordings of the crime, which were later released, led to the arrest of the perpetrators. 

Brutal police operation in the USA: "You just killed the man" - video cruel scene

Original message from May 27, 2020

Minneapolis / USA - And it happened again: in the USA, an African American dies from the hand of a white  policeman . After a dark-skinned man was hunted while jogging and then shot a few weeks ago, a video that has now surfaced is causing a stir in the USA * and the whole world. 

The reason for the access: According to American media, the police were called into the street to investigate a counterfeiting offense in a shop. But since the description of the man he was looking for seemed to fit George Floyd , who was in a car while on the road , the officials decided to arrest the man. 

USA / Minneapolis: Black man dies in police operation - video horrifies the public

But the video shows the extremely brutal access . George Floyd first gets out of the car at the request of the police. Then one of the policemen pushes him to the ground with his knee against his neck. Although the man loudly indicates that he has difficulty breathing, the white policeman continues to press his knee on the man's neck. "Please, please, please, I can't breathe," says desperate George Floyd.

The police also draw the attention of several  passersby to their brutal behavior. A female passerby points out that George Floyd's nose is bleeding, according to CBS News. A male passerby is horrified and accuses the police officer of enjoying the scene. While George Floyd struggles for air and makes it clear that he is out of breath, the brutal police officers continue to enforce their actions. Even after Floyd promises to come to the guard voluntarily, he is ignored. Then the man lying on the floor loses consciousness.

"You just just killed the man, Bro," says the male passerby after several minutes of discussion, according to the CBS.

Minneapolis / USA: Man dies in police operation - police officer took his breath away

The policeman knelt on the man's neck for almost seven minutes. While the video the agony records of the man, alerting passersby to the emergency. Only then did the police release him, George Floyd was transported to a clinic in an ambulance . But doctors can no longer do anything for the man, who dies shortly afterwards in the hospital. 

Minneapolis police commented shortly after the video went viral on U.S. social networks *. The four police officers who were involved in the operation were released. The city's mayor , Jacob Frey, said the FBI is now investigating the incident . "In America, it wasn't meant to be a death sentence to be black," Frey is horrified by the operation. 

A similar case shook the world years ago. In Wilmington, Delaware, police officers shot a black wheelchair user in broad daylight.

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