Minnesota officials tell residents to stay home, blame outside agitators for violence

MINNEAPOLIS — The governor of Minnesota said Saturday he is "fully mobilizing" the National Guard after overnight violence that he said was caused by "extremists" from outside the community.

"The situation in Minnesota is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cites," Gov. Tim Walz said in a morning press conference.

State and city officials echoed the governor's claim that a majority of protesters were from outside Minnesota but did not immediately provide evidence of the claim.

Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer kept his knee pressed into his neck for more than eight minutes, sparking dozens of protests against police brutality across the country.

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