National Guard Activated in 28 States as Riots Continue

National Guard Activated in 28 States as Riots Continue
Troops load up into personnel carriers to take them toward the city from the Joint Force Headquarters of the D.C. National Guard in Washington on June 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
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More than 20,400 National Guard soldiers and airmen have been called up in 28 states and the District of Columbia as of June 2 in response to riots in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The riots erupted out of peaceful protests, with far-left extremist groups fomenting much of the violence, looting and arson, video footage from localities across the nation suggests.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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