Curfews have been put in place in more than 25 cities across America as protests continue over the death of George Floyd.
Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Miami are among the major US cities that have been placed under some form of restriction.
Mr Floyd died on Monday in Minnesota after a police officer put his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. The officer was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree murder.
But the arrest has done little to quell protests across the country. Most have been peaceful. But a few have erupted in violence.
More than 1,400 people have been arrested since protests began on Thursday. At least 340 people were arrested in New York on Saturday night alone.
The National Guard has been deployed in the states of Minnesota and Atlanta, as well as the city of Los Angeles, as authorities scramble to contain protests that have descended into violence in some areas.
In Washington DC, Donald Trump warned protesters that they will be met with “vicious dogs” if they scale the White House fence, as America braces for another night of violent demonstrations.
The US president has put the army on alert amid public anger over the death of Mr Floyd, saying troops could be put on the ground “very quickly”. Mr Trump also faces accusations of inciting racial violence as he appeared to call on his supporters to counter-protest outside the White House.
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