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June 4, 2020

Protests Near White House Met by Unmarked, Heavily Armed Riot Officers
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Massive protests calling for racial justice and an end to police
brutality are continuing across the U.S. and around the world. In
Washington, D.C., the largest crowd of protesters yet converged at the
White House late Wednesday after a day of peaceful marches throughout
the capital. They were met by uniformed National Guard members as well
as scores of heavily armed people in riot gear with all insignias and
name plates removed from their uniforms. The unidentified officers
repeatedly refused reporters' demands they identify which agencies they
were with - raising comparisons to a paramilitary police force.


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