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June 1, 2020updated 30 Sep 2022 9:20am

Dozens of journalists attacked and arrested at US George Floyd protests

By Charlotte Tobitt

Donald Trump was accused of inciting violence against journalists last night as reporters and photographers were attacked and arrested at protests across the US this weekend.

Since a CNN crew was arrested live on air on Friday, dozens of journalists have been injured, shot at or arrested as they tried to do their jobs reporting on an uprising of anger against the death of George Floyd.

One photographer was permanently blinded in one eye after being shot with what she believed to be a rubber bullet in Minneapolis on Friday.

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