Minneapolis suffered a fire on the fourth night and looted Friday night by denying it at 8 pm curfew and a contingent of 500 National Guard troops – and now the Pentagon is preparing to send the US military.
The Pentagon ordered the Army to be on the lookout for several military police units in active duty for possible immediate military deployment Associated Press reports.
The army is ready at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York in case they call on Saturday morning. The directive came from President Trump.
Friday marks the fourth night of unrest in the Twin Cities after George Floyd’s death, with more fires ravaging businesses and vehicles, continuing to loot and protesters throwing objects at police, a CBS affiliates reported.
One fire at the gas station threatened nearby houses.
After starting as a peaceful protest, the protesters descended into chaos when they bravely ridiculed the curfew of the Walz Team Government instituting for Twin Cities after protesters set fire to a police station on Thursday.
“I urge residents to obey the curfew at 8 pm and go home immediately,” Walz tweeted at 11:40 a.m. central time. “Law enforcement needs to respond to emergencies, restore order and maintain the security of Minnesot residents.”
Several hundred members of the National Guard, state patrols and local police were all on the ground with riot equipment Friday night to Saturday morning trying to quell the protests.
Meanwhile, the federal government sent Predator B Customs and Border Protection drones to Minneapolis on Friday flight details posted by reporter Jason Paladino.
Drones circled the city “to provide live video to help situational awareness at the request of our federal law enforcement partner,” CBP to Business Insider.
The drones were then sent back because they were not needed, the agency said.
Firefighters work to extinguish the fire when tear gas is sprayed between the crowd. There have been reports of shots being taken at law enforcement, but no injuries were recorded, CBS reported.
“Minnesotans, please go home. It’s time to restore peace in our streets and in our neighborhood,” Walz added in another tweet around 12:30 a.m. central time. “The situation is becoming dangerous for Minnesotan people and first responders.”
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