washington. A peaceful protest turned violent on Saturday in the US state of Georgia. During this, the protesters set police vehicles on fire and broke the windows of many buildings.
These people were protesting against the murder of Atlanta activist Manuel Teran sitting on a dharna to save trees. Whose life was lost due to bullet in the action of law enforcement? The police have arrested 6 people for inciting violence in the demonstration.
According to a Reuters report, the protest was going on peacefully. Then some protesters started throwing crackers and stones there. Some people took up hammers and broke the windows of many buildings. The police immediately started taking action on these antics of the protesters, after which the violence stopped without any injury.
Several videos of violence are going viral on social media in which protesters can be seen indulging in violence. A police vehicle was seen burning in a video. Manuel Teran was protesting against the 728 crore infrastructure project of the police in place of the park in Atlanta. Many trees have to be cut in Atlanta to complete this project.
For which protest has been going on there for a long time. Due to this, on Wednesday, the activist along with his friends set up a camp at the project site. According to the police, he was constantly being asked to leave. During this, he opened fire. After which firing was done on him in retaliation by the police. He lost his life in this.
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