Illinois man who brought explosives to protests in Minnesota has been charged with inciting rioting by U.S. federal officials, who announced their first indictment there from the start demonstrations that are shaking the country.
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28-year-old Matthew Lee Rupert traveled 500 kilometers south of Minneapolis with the intention of looting and causing damage, documents before a federal court said on Monday. This transition from one state to another gives the federal government the right to pursue it.
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In a video which he himself posted on May 29, we see him " passing explosive devices he had and encouraging others to launch them on the police ", explains the US Department of Justice. " I have bombs if some of you want to drop them ... Here, I still have them ... Light them and throw them ", we can hear him say, according to the complaint. No mention is made of his political inclination.
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Republican President Donald Trump and Justice Minister Bill Barr said on Saturday they were going to target the far left " Antifa " for the violence that punctuates the many protests in tribute to George Floyd, a black American killed there has just over a week in Minneapolis.