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July 8, 2020

Black Lives Matter Protesters Struck by Motorists in Indiana, New York
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Black Lives Matter protesters continue to come under attack at
demonstrations. On Tuesday evening, an SUV driver sped through a
peaceful protest march in Times Square, narrowly missing several people.
In Bloomington, Indiana, two people were injured Monday when a driver
rammed a peaceful march demanding justice for a Black activist who
survived an attempted lynching. And in Long Island, New York, police
arrested a man Monday after he allegedly plowed his SUV into a crowd of
Black Lives Matter protesters, injuring two people.

Researchers at the University of Chicago have documented over 50 such
attacks since protests erupted in May, warning right-wing extremists are
turning vehicles into weapons. 


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