China News Agency, New York, June 2 (Reporter Madeline) In the first week of June, New York City will spend every night during the curfew. Due to the continuing violence and robbery during the demonstrations, New York City Mayor Bai Sihao announced the extension of the curfew to June 7th from 8pm to 5am the next day.
On June 1, local time, businesses in Soho, New York have installed wooden boards to lock the portals to prevent violence during demonstrations. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
The death of African American George Freud triggered a wave of demonstrations sweeping across the United States, serious violence in many cities, and New York City was no exception. In order to control the chaos, New York City began curfew at 11:00 on the 1st, but the effect was not good. New York local media PIX11 reported that on the evening of the 1st, large-scale violence occurred again in the Bronx, and many stores were looted; the Macy's flagship store in Manhattan was also robbed. The New York police said that from the evening of the 1st to the morning of the 2nd, a total of about 800 people were arrested, significantly higher than the figures of the previous few days.
Bai Sihao said at the press conference that during the past few days, New York City's demonstrations during the day were peaceful, and violence mainly occurred at night. He urged the citizens to take advantage of peaceful demonstrations during the day and "please return home" at night. He also called on leaders of various communities to stand up and maintain the peace of the community and prevent outsiders from making trouble. Bai Sihao said that the continued large-scale assembly may increase the risk of the spread of the new corona virus, he is very worried about this. New York City is scheduled to enter a phase of restart on June 8.
According to the "New York Times" statistics, there are currently at least 140 cities in the United States where large-scale demonstrations broke out, and 21 states used the National Guard to control the chaos caused by the violence.
Biden, the former vice president of the United States and presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, visited Philadelphia on the 2nd and delivered a speech. This is the first time Biden's campaign has been publicly held outside of his home state of Delaware since the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic was interrupted in March. Biden criticized US President Trump for his poor performance in this crisis caused by racism and police violence, and promised that if he was elected president, he would first address the issue of race. He also called on people to demonstrate peacefully and not let some people who took the opportunity to create chaos succeed.
About 42% of Philadelphia’s population is of African descent, and violence has also been frequent in recent demonstrations. The mayor of Philadelphia said the city is experiencing “one of the worst crises in history”. The Associated Press reported that on Monday, a state police armored vehicle fired tear gas and non-lethal bullets at demonstrators. Philadelphia police said that a large number of demonstrators rushed onto Highway 676. When other methods were ineffective, the police used tear gas to drive the crowd away from the highway.
CNN said that multiple cities in the United States attacked the police on the evening of the 1st. Police were shot in St. Louis and Las Vegas, while someone in New York City and Buffalo drove into the police. Four policemen in St. Louis were shot and suffered minor injuries. A New York City police officer was hit by a gangster and flew to the sidewalk. His head and legs were injured. His injuries were serious but his vital signs were stable.
People commemorated Freud in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 1st, and his brother Terence called on people to express their demands peacefully. But about 15 minutes after the curfew began in the city that night, the demonstrators clashed with the police again. (Finish)