WASHINGTON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Sunday night she was imposing a citywide curfew amid rising tensions between protesters and police outside the White House over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in Minneapolis police custody.
Bowser said in a statement the curfew would last "from 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1." She had also activated the D.C. National Guard to support the local police.
Protesters rally towards the White House during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
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