Tanker drives into Minneapolis crowd; no apparent injuries
MINNEAPOLIS — Officials in Minnesota say no protesters appear to have been hit after a semitrailer drove into a crowd demonstrating on a freeway near downtown Minneapolis.
The Minnesota State Patrol says in a tweet that the action appeared deliberate. The patrol says the driver was injured and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Reaction from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: “I don’t know the motives of the driver at this point in time. But at this point in time to not have tragedy and many deaths is an amazing thing,” from @toreyvanoot https://t.co/GutR6dzXEU
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 1, 2020
It wasn’t clear how the driver was hurt. TV footage showed protesters swarming the truck, and then law enforcement quickly moving in.
JUST IN: Tanker truck drives towards protesters on closed interstate in Minneapolis; unclear if anyone is hurt pic.twitter.com/bwnJiDH789
— BNO News (@BNONews) May 31, 2020
Other TV footage showed the tanker truck moving rapidly onto the bridge and protesters appearing to part ahead of it.
The protesters were demonstrating against the death of George Floyd.
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