New York Police officers restrain protesters during a demonstration, on Saturday in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Atlanta were among several US cities to announce curfews Saturday (May 30) in a bid to stem violent anti-police protests breaking out across America.
A nighttime curfew was also implemented in Louisville, Kentucky as the US continues to be rocked by demonstrators angry at the death of a black man during an arrest in Minneapolis on Monday.
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US anti-police riots
A demonstrator confronts police officers outside of the White House on May 30, 2020 in Washington DC, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP)
A protester confronts a line of shielded Cleveland police officers at the city's Justice Center during a rally seeking justice in the death of George Floyd Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Cleveland. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP)
Protestors want justice during rally in Cleveland for George Floyd death, May 30, 2020
A demonstrator gets his restrains removed following his complaints that his arm was hurting after being detained during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon
Protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Los Angeles
Protesters try to overturn a damaged Cleveland police cruiser during a protest seeking justice in the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Cleveland. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP)
Protestors want justice during rally in Cleveland for George Floyd death, May 30, 2020
Demonstrators sit in an intersection during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
A woman waves a placard as she walks between vehicles backed up during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Police confront a man after the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Philadelphia. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day, May 25, after an officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
People hold signs during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A protest holds up his hands in front of a row of riot police during a protest against police brutality in Miami, Florida on May 30, 2020 in response to the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer. - Clashes broke out and major cities imposed curfews as America began another night of unrest Saturday with angry demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government would stop violent protests over police brutality "cold." (Photo by Adam DelGiudice / AFP)
Protest against police killing of George Floyd
Smoke from a flashbang grenade rises on Pine Street east of Westlake Park during a protest, Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Seattle. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 30: Police detain demonstrators for being in the street during a protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Across the country, protests have erupted following the recent death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the most recent in a series of deaths of black Americans by the police. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Atlanta Protest Held In Response To Police Custody Death Of Minneapolis Man George Floyd
People march near Phoenix Police Headquarters, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Phoenix, while protesting the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A protester lies on street as police officers move forward in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
A protester holds a skateboard in front of a fire in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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