Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a national emergency on Thursday after anti-police protests damaged property and targeted police vehicles last weekend.
last weekend days after a police-involved shooting of an environmental activist, Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, who was protesting the construction of a new police training facility for the Atlanta Police Department, dubbed"Cop City" by its detractors.
Anti-police activists called for a"night of rage" last Friday in response to police-involved shooting. . At least two police cars were targeted and one was set on fire. Some of the individuals arrested were found with explosives, investigators said. related to last weekend's riots.
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