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    Minnesota To Deploy Record Guard Force To Contain Unrest Over Death Of George Floyd

    Gov. Tim Walz is fully mobilizing the state's National Guard — "an action that has never been taken in [the Guard's] 164-year history" — to prepare for a fifth night of protests.
    by Colin Dwyer May 30, 2020 3 minutes

    Updated at 4:41 p.m. ET

    Faced with a fourth straight night of massive protests over the death of George Floyd, Minnesota on Friday deployed its largest law enforcement operation in state history, including more than 700 members of the National Guard.

    "It was not enough," Maj. Gen. Jon A. Jensen said Saturday.

    Now, with a fifth night of protests looming, Jensen, head of the state's National Guard, said authorities are drastically increasing the military presence in Minneapolis.

    Officials expected to deploysome 2,500 soldiers and airmen by midday Saturday and will soon mobilize the state's full National Guard force of more than 13,000 — "an action that has never been taken in 164-year history of the Minnesota National Guard," according to Gov. Tim Walz, who spoke at a joint news conference with Jensen.

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