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Police and military launch tear gas at peaceful protesters near the White House
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Police and military launch tear gas at peaceful protesters near the White House

On Monday, as protesters gathered outside the White House as President Donald Trump prepared to deliver a statement about the nationwide demonstrations on the police killing of George Floyd, police and military officials fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.


According to reporters, the protesters around the White House were demonstrating peacefully and had not violated curfew, with no clear reason for the measures:

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