USA: Police arrest protesters at ceremony for Renee Good in Minneapolis

Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA), 7 February (LaPresse/AP) – Police arrested several protesters in front of the federal building in Minneapolis, interrupting a protest commemorating the first month since the anniversary of Renee Good's death at the hands of an immigration officer. At noon, 7 p.m. in Italy, dozens of protesters gathered across the street from the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, throwing bottles and sex toys at a line of police officers guarding the building. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that officers arrested some protesters after the crowd began throwing pieces of ice. According to a statement obtained by the newspaper from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, one officer was struck in the head and the windscreen of a police car was smashed. Police declared the gathering illegal and ordered the protesters to leave. Many complied, but about 100 remained in a standoff with deputy sheriffs, state troopers and officers.