A BBC cameraman was charged at by police and hit with a shield.
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- https://twitter.com/AleemMaqbool/status/1267319521486004225?s=20
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-52884888/george-floyd-protests-police-charge-at-bbc-cameraman-near-white-house
Protestors and an Australian reporter and cameraman were attacked by police while reporting on protests in DC.
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- https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/scary-moment-as-sunrise-reporter-caught-up-in-us-violence-c-1073136
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/channel-7-journalists-assaulted-police-george-floyd-protesters/12312056
- https://twitter.com/ASB_Breaking/status/1267596043870486528
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1267597024096137217
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1267606685767667712
- Alternate footage: https://v.redd.it/qf9vf0hdrd251
- Mirror of alternate footage: https://peertube.live/videos/watch/1713b881-a750-45a0-9c6c-f066ebcac484
- CW: Blood: https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gvqjjv/nsfl_clearer_footage_of_guy_hit_by_shield_blood/
The protestors were given no warning to leave, resulting in forceful removal and injuries to protestors
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- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/politics/trump-walk-lafayette-square.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/politics/trump-white-house-protest-police-church-photo-op/index.html
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/lafayette-square-washington-dc-protests-st-johns-church/65-f76d9753-8d99-42df-b02d-99d11a427595
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gvpqoz/nsfl_hit_by_riot_shield_blood_gushes_out_of_guys/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gvpgpz/found_both_videos_of_the_dc_event_i_know_people/
DCPD officer aims tear gas cannister at protestor's head, narrowly misses.
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MSNBC captures Police using flashbangs on peaceful protestors outside the White House. Someone injured by police is carried away live on camera.
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