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Jacob Blake: Angry protests after US police filmed shooting black man in back 7 times

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25.08.2020 - 04:23

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Angry protests erupted after an unarmed black father was shot in the back seven times in front of his own children by a white police officer.

Jacob Blake, 29, is in intensive care after being shot in a shocking incident that was captured on film and went viral on social media.

The National Guard was called in to Kenosha, Wisconsin as a state of emergency was declared, with unrest breaking out across the city as thousands took to the streets following the shooting.

During a second night of protests on Monday following the shooting, demonstrators marched through downtown Kenosha chanting 'Hands Up don't shoot' with a curfew set to come into force at 8pm local time.

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