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After Derek Chauvin verdict, Twin Cities set to defortify
Post Chauvin trial, barriers and boards set to disappear from government buildings, businesses
Public safety officials described plans to defortify, citing calmed tensions and decreased threats of civil unrest. 
April 21, 2021 8:43pm
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National Guard soldiers will soon pack up the beige trucks dotting the Twin Cities. Workers will begin to take down barbed wire and tall fencing surrounding government buildings. Business owners and building managers will carefully remove plywood covering shop windows and office tower lobbies.
Public safety officials on Wednesday described plans to defortify the Twin Cities, citing calmed tensions and decreased threats of civil unrest after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. ....

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