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Minneapolis protests: 'Umbrella Man' who broke windows is white supremacist, police say

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Man sought to incite racial tension and sparked chaos at peaceful demonstrations, police say

Police say a man captured on surveillance video breaking windows at a south Minneapolis auto parts store in the days after George Floyd’s death is suspected of ties with a white supremacist group and sought to incite racial tension.

The man’s actions soon led to an arson fire, the first of several that transformed peaceful protests into chaos, police say. He has been dubbed “Umbrella Man” for dressing in an all-black outfit that included hood, gas mask and black umbrella.

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Xm3C47

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