Defense Dept. moves 1,600 soldiers to the Washington D.C. area in response to growing unrest and protests, according to top Pentagon spokesman.
The troops,16th Military Police Brigade headquarters from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 91st Military Police Battalion from Fort Drum, New York, were relocated to military bases in the National Capitol Region by military aircraft within the last 24 hours, the statement said.
The demonstration, organized by the NAACP, had spanned several blocks in the downtown area earlier in the day, "We're using this as a tool to help us make sure that we can do everything that we can to keep all of us safe as we're out there in the field with the protests and the demonstrations," Police Chief Carmen Best said at a news conference. Several other cities have also imposed curfews across the nation.
Best said that since protests began in Seattle following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week, there have been 86 arrests, including for assault, burglary and property destruction.Minneapolis schools end contract with Minneapolis Police Department
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