Tear gas used to clear protesters near White House

Police fire a major barrage of tear gas and stun grenades at protesters near the White House an hour before the 11pm curfew. A crowd of over 1,000 people had gathered near Lafayette Square, across the road from the US president’s house. Protesters piled up road signs and plastic barriers and lit a fire in the middle of the Street. Some pulled an American flag from a nearby building and threw it into the blaze. The unrest was replicated throughout the United States with protests held in at least 140 citi