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New York Times journalist covering housing. Previously, 7 years covering ISIS & al-Qaeda, 7 years in West Africa. Ex-AP bureau chief. Ex-refugee.

Sep 24, 2020, 5 tweets

1. Things are getting heated in Louisville. Officers have been shot. Curfew of 9 pm came and went. A few dozen people are still in the square protesting today’s decision by a grand jury not to indict officers who shot Breonna Taylor: nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/…

2. Police have given order to disperse. Helicopters overhead. Police on horses nearby:

3. Police are closing in and protesters are not leaving. Only a small number facing off:

4. Protestors are boxed in by Kentucky state police in a portion of the square:

5. Police retreated and at a certain point there was almost as many reporters as protestors, so we headed home. On the way, passed police arresting a few folks that were violating curfew:

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