George Floyd trial: In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Derek Chauvin verdict
Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighbourhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage and body armour were on watch Monday, assault rifles slung over their backs.
Snow flurries blew around them. A few steps away at the Iron Door Pub, three more National Guard soldiers and a Minneapolis police officer stood out front, watching the street. A handful of other soldiers were scattered nearby, along with four camouflaged Humvees and a couple police cars.
Across the street was a boarded-up building spray-painted with big yellow letters: BLACK LIVES MATTER ALL YEAR ROUND.
A fortified Minneapolis awaits Derek Chauvin verdict
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In Minneapolis, a fortified city in wake of Chauvin verdict
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