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There is a suffocating situation with the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the United States. Violence has been reported in at least six states, including New York. The National Guard has been deployed to 12 states in the United States amid fears of widespread unrest. Traffic was restricted after dark in several states. Most businesses in these states were closed all day Wednesday. Even the exterior of these businesses has been covered with wood and metal for fear of looting.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden, meanwhile, is on the brink of victory, but there are complications with the official results. The Republican candidate and incumbent President Donald Trump has taken to court before the results of the four states were announced. He even indirectly accused the election of manipulation, which is unprecedented in American history. Trump complained in a tweet that the ‘wonderful vote’ had come and erased his initial lead.
Experts say the violence was sparked by President Trump who broke the rules before the election results were announced and proclaimed victory. Law enforcement officials also took a cautious stance after Trump’s announcement. Even with Trump’s announcement, the country’s intelligence agencies believe the feared post-election riots have started to occur.
According to Bloomberg News, there have been indications of post-election violence at the hands of intelligence for the past six months. They even worked to create different groups to generate violence.
Local time Wednesday night, thousands of people marched in New York’s busiest Manhattan to turn violent. “Every vote counts the people in the rally, the police arrested at least 0. Thousands of people marched in Manhattan since night with slogans such as” Let all votes count “and” Democracy wins. ” in favor of no particular candidate, however, many in the procession were seen chanting slogans against the NYPD.
Witnesses said a poster of Democratic candidate Joe Biden was set ablaze in the West Village, near the Washington Square Park area in Manhattan, shortly before 8 p.m. Then, tensions spread throughout the area. Soon after, another mob set fire to a roadside trash heap on West Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue. The police tried to get them off the road. During this time, they had several fights with the police. Subsequently, the police made arrests to control the situation. Police said 20 people were arrested as of 11 pm. All of Manhattan is covered in security blankets. Hundreds of police vehicles were seen patrolling the streets with lights and sirens.
Bangladeshi taxi driver Jewel Khandaker Shiplu told this correspondent that the US elections were once spontaneous. And now it has become a cause for panic. He said that in the last 21 years, he hasn’t seen this panicky atmosphere in Manhattan. He said that the Black Live Matters movement has been in Manhattan. But then there was a party. Now the supporters of the two presidential candidates are on the streets. As a result, everything is going to a terrible situation.
The same thing happened Wednesday night on Fifth Avenue and West Eighth Street in Manhattan. The NYPD has been asked to respect the peaceful protest. However, if signs of violence and looting are observed, immediate action will be taken.
Jerome Berth, president of the Fifth Avenue Entrepreneurs Association in Manhattan, New York, said that deals would be covered in this way until news of the election results was finalized.
Protests broke out in Washington, Arizona, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Michigan, Denver and Portland on Wednesday night. The police stopped the protesters from attempting violence. Anti-Trump rallies were held in Portland and Oregon demanding all votes. The protesters clashed with the United States National Guard. Some people broke away from the protest and smashed the windows of several shops in the city center.
Trump and Biden supporters clashed near Lafayette Square in Washington on Wednesday. Three people, including a woman, were stabbed. His condition is critical. “Attempting to stab someone to death in the face of political revenge in America is extremely painful,” Washington Police Chief Peter Newsham said at a news conference.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis, where they arrested the two men. The US media say the protesters were protesting Donald Trump and his call to stop voting. Similar protests have occurred in Philadelphia and Chicago.
A group of 69,000 Facebook users in Michigan called ‘Standup Michigan, Unlock Michigan’ has been called to meet at the TCF Center in Detroit.
In Detroit, on the other hand, Trump supporters gathered in front of the counting center and chanted the slogan ‘Stop counting votes.’ At that time, they smashed the windows of several commercial establishments. There have been similar small demonstrations in Phoenix, Arizona.
Trump supporters obstructed the vote counting outside the Maricopa Electoral College in Arizona on Wednesday night. Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Arizona State Capitol to protest.
Democrat Joe Biden’s dream of occupying the White House as President of the United States is gaining momentum. After a fierce battle with incumbent President Donald Trump, Biden leads with 274 electoral votes out of 537, with 214 in Trump’s hands. Magic Figure needs 260 electoral votes to come to power.
Homeland Security found no evidence of foreign interference
The top official in the cyber affairs department of the US Department of Homeland Security said the government had no evidence that any foreign party had interfered with the vote count. This was stated in a statement on Wednesday, local time.
In a statement, Christopher Krebs, the top cyber affairs officer for the US Department of Homeland Security, said there was no evidence that any foreign party could prevent Americans from voting or change the vote count.
Russia’s foreign intelligence service has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating that “similar and unsubstantiated allegations have been made more than once about Russian intelligence.
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