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National Guard summoned to aid US cities amid police clashes

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Georgia’s governor declares a state of emergency to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta ATLANTA : Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis.

They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and chanted curses at President Donald Trump outside the White House.

Thousands also demonstrated peacefully, demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck.

As anger over Floyd's killing spread to cities nationwide, local leaders increasingly said they could need help from National Guardsmen or even military police to contain the unrest.

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