VIOLENT US RIOTS SPREAD
DEMONSTRATORS in Atlanta, protesting against the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, converged on the Centennial Olympic Park and CNN’S headquarters yesterday. Protests were peaceful earlier in the day before the demonstrators clashed with police. The CNN headquarters bore much of the brunt of the outrage as demonstrators vandalised the media firm’s logo, scrawled profanities on the building and smashed its windows. In response to the Atlanta protest, US President Trump retweeted a Twitter post from one of his supporters who said: “In an ironic twist of fate, CNN HQ is being attacked by the very riots they promoted as noble and just.” The tweet included video footage of protesters spraying graffiti and breaking glass at the entrance to the CNN centre. |