American authorities deploy 500 military personnel in Minneapolis to quell protests over the killing of an African American man

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Today, the US National Guard deployed 500 of its personnel in the city of Minneapolis to quell the ongoing protests for the third consecutive day following the killing of an African-American man by the police.

In a military statement carried by Agence France-Presse, he explained that the National Guard elements in Minnesota "will provide support to the civilian authorities during the period they are required to do to ensure the safety of life and property", noting that at night the elements participated in several missions with the civil defense against the protests.

The governor of Minnesota, Tim Walls, had earlier decided to use the National Guard to "maintain security" in the state, in response to the protests.

For the third consecutive day, protests against the killing of an African American, George Floyd, who breathed after a police officer installed him on the ground and pressed his neck for five minutes, continued while the Minneapolis Police Center dismissed the four officers involved in the crime from their work without making any accusations. for them.