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Video taken on May 31 appeared to show a tanker truck speed towards protesters on a bridge on Interstate 35 in Minneapolis. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

Mass protests and mayhem continue into a sixth night; thousands nationwide are arrested during weekend

A sixth night of mass demonstrations has put government officials, law enforcement officers and protesters at odds in cities across the United States after George Floyd, a black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.