弗洛伊德案引发民愤美国多地爆发抗议活动_时事

弗洛伊德案引发民愤美国多地爆发抗议活动

由美国明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市警察执法失当致非裔男子乔治·弗洛伊德死亡一事在当地引发的抗议活动蔓延至美国多地。美国多座城市先后发布宵禁令，并出动国民警卫队平息事态。

弗洛伊德案引发民愤美国多地爆发抗议活动1 A demonstrator confronts police officers on Saturday at a rally in Columbia, South Carolina, to protest the death in police custody of George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis after police held him on the ground, with one officer pressing his knee against Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. SAM WOLFE/REUTERS

Protests erupted in cities across the United States on Friday and Saturday over the death in police custody of George Floyd.

在上周五和上周六 The violence－which included looting, the setting of fires and at least five deaths－led governors to deploy National Guard troops in states including Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Utah and Texas, as well as Washington, DC, as of Saturday evening.

截至上周六 The National Guard was activated in the nation's capital to assist police officers handling protests around the White House, according to a statement by the DC National Guard.

据华盛顿特区国民警卫队发表的一份声明，国民警卫队在美国首都华盛顿出动，协助警察处理白宫周围的抗议活动。

"The DCNG is always ready to assist district and federal agencies to protect human life and property," Major General William Walker said in the statement.