George Floyd murder: 6 US states call on National Guard as riots intensify

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer involved in the death Floyd has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter

Protests across the United States surged on Saturday (local time) as at least six states have called on the National Guard to get the situation under control amid raging demonstrations in Minneapolis and other places, following the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody.

Following Floyd's death, a series of protests which started in Minneapolis has now spread across the entire country, CNN reported.

A number of roadways into Minneapolis is closing at 8 pm ET tonight, according to a tweet from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Meanwhile, other US states and cities are too seeing large-scale demonstrations.

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