By Tom Grater International Film Reporter CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez has been arrested live on air while reporting on the ongoing protests in Minneapolis.
Footage quickly emerged online, and many of Jimenez’s colleagues took to twitter in outcry over the incident. It is not immediately clear why Jimenez was arrested.
My colleague @OmarJimenez, reporting calmly and cooperatively, was just arrested on live television along with his crew. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 29, 2020 Wow.
Police in Minneapolis just arrested @OmarJimenez live on CNN. What is going on?? Our camera crew and Omar's producer also now being arrested. — Abby D.
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