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12.51am BST
Officers clearing out crowds near the White House pushed and hit an Australian camera crew, according to video captured of the incident.
And here’s the video – police repeatedly pushing and hitting an Australian camera crew at 6:30 as they cleared out the area around the White House. https://t.co/YNotvJ3LH6
12.47am BST
Maanvi Singh, here, writing from the Bay Area.
It seems the area around the White House has now calmed.
The scene is much more calm now a block from White House. Most of the protesters have left this area. One handing out pizza. Some chatting to officers. Looks like this: #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/GPWvxzRI8q
Our pool of reporters and cameramen was just made to choke on the remnants of tear gas, while being manhandled and screamed at by WH staffers — without knowing where they were going or why. An extremely volatile situation.
We thank them for their performance under pressure.
Source: Trump threatens to deploy military against protesters as teargas fired outside White House – live
