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Rhiannon12866

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2. I was watching when Ali Velshi and crew were running from the tear gas and then rubber bullets

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 02:05 AM

Jun 2020

And Ali was hit - intentionally! And it's gotten much worse since - these news crews appear to be targeted intentionally! Garrett has been on the front lines in D.C. I posted his report from last night when the fires broke out and he was hit in the side by whatever was being hurled, including from police. I cannot imagine what these news reporters - and those filming the footage - have gone through these past couple of days. I am sickened and stunned...

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Reporter Hit With Projectile As Police Crack Down On Protesting After Curfew In D.C. - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017585216

As protesters and police fire off firecrackers and flashbangs in Washington D.C., MSNBC's Garrett Haake says he was hit in the side.

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I was watching during this period and Garrett was really shook. The projectiles were flying... Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #1

I was watching when Ali Velshi and crew were running from the tear gas and then rubber bullets Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #2