Thick smoke hovered over Minneapolis on Friday, hours after cheering protesters torched a police station that officers abandoned as a third night of violent protests flared over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck.
Police evacuated the 3rd Precinct station, the focus of many of the protests, late Thursday to protect employees, a spokesman said.
Livestream video showed protesters entering the building, where intentionally set fires activated smoke alarms and sprinklers.
President Donald Trump threatened action, prompting a warning from Twitter for "glorifying violence." Dozens of fires were also set in nearby St.
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