The National Guard issued a statement on the status of forces in the capital, in a state of readiness to maintain security.
On Saturday evening, protest demonstrations were renewed, accompanied by riots in a number of American cities, against the background of the killing of a black skinned citizen, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis.
Floyd's killing as a result of his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, sparked protests in a number of American cities, some of which turned violent.
On Saturday, the US President announced that the armed forces could deploy to Minneapolis very quickly if the local authorities requested it.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walls had summoned the state's National Guard after 4 nights of confrontations in a move unprecedented since World War II.
On the other hand, the American authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday night in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Cleveland, Columbus, Portland, Miami, Milwaukee and Rochester in New York.
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