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50 Secret Service agents injured in White House riots as Donald Trump is taken to ‘terror attack’ bunker
MORE than 50 Secret Service agents have been injured during ugly clashes outside the White House on a sixth night of violence sparked by the death of George Floyd.
The attacks came after President Trump was reportedly moved to a secure bunker usually used during terror attacks as heated protests escalated across Washington D.C.
PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE LATE LAST NIGHT | CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES – GETTY
ONE PROTESTER IS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AS RIOT COPS CHARGE THROUGH WASHINGTON D.C. | CREDIT: AFP OR LICENSORS
Agents rushed Trump to the state-of-the-art Presidential Emergency Operations Center as they were concerned for his safety, the New York Times reported.
A senior official involved in defending Washington D.C. later told Fox News dozens of Secret Service officers were injured in clashes on Sunday night.
The source also claimed some rioters were seen throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement officers.
Others were spotted parking cars near the ‘President’s Palace’ filled with incendiary materials for future use, Fox News reported it was told.
TRUMP WAS REPORTEDLY MOVED TO A SECURE BUNKER ON FRIDAY | CREDIT: EPA
THE US FLAG IS THROWN ONTO A FIRE OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE | CREDIT: EPA
THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ROCKED BY VIOLENCE SINCE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD | CREDIT: EPA
US Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents have been sent onto the city’s streets to support under-pressure cops and Homeland Security agents.
Among those protecting D.C. during the current unrest are agents from the Secret Service, the Justice Department confirmed last night.
At one stage the lights which illuminate the White House were turned off – apparently so the Secret Service could use night vision to monitor protesters.
The National Guard is also reportedly being drafted in to help combat rioting outside the White House and elsewhere in the nation’s capital
As of this morning it is not clear why the president was moved to the underground bunker, but it is known the Secret Service has protocols to adhere to when the building is threatened.
THE CITY IS BEING PATROLLED BY THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS | CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES – GETTY
PEOPLE GATHER OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE DURING A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD | CREDIT: EPA
THE VIOLENCE RAGED INTO THE EARLY HOURS | CREDIT: AP – ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, told the Times that officials would not comment on why the president was rushed to safety.
The bunker has previously been utilized by Vice President Dick Cheney during 9/11, when authorities feared that one of the hijacked planes was headed towards the White House.
On Friday, the White House went into lockdown as angry crowds marched on the Capitol.
Secret Service officials reportedly placed Trump’s abode on high alert in response to the Washington D.C. protesters before the lockdown concluded just before 8.30pm.
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