Riots have erupted outside of CNN headquarters in Atlanta in response to Monday’s death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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WGCL showed rioters mounting the CNN sign and raising a Black Lives Matter flag.
The American flag was torched outside the CNN Center and the front glass of the building was breached.
Reporting from CNN correspondent Nick Valencia showed multiple police cars that were set ablaze and Georgia State Police entering the scene.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was visibly angry at a news conference during the Atlanta protests Friday, telling protesters to “go home” after they became violent and a police officer was hurt.
“What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta. This is not a protest, This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is chaos. A protest has purpose. When Dr. King was assassinated, we didn’t do this to our city,” she said. “If you want change in Amerca, go and register to vote … that is the change we need in this country.”
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She added: “If you care about this city then go home.”
Smoke bombs and numerous objects were thrown at law enforcement as they stood inside the building.
The Atlanta Police Department has a precinct inside the building.
