Unrest flares in US cities despite arrest of Minneapolis policeman

Protesters block an intersection during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, early May 30, 2020. [Reuters]

The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder on Friday in the man’s death, an incident that has unleashed four nights of violent protests.