State of emergency declared over violent Atlanta protest

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State of emergency declared over violent Atlanta protest

State of emergency declared over violent Atlanta protest

Newsy

Published 27 Jan 2023

Watch VideoGov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard in response to a violent protest in downtown Atlanta over the killing by authorities of an environmental activist said to have shot a state trooper.

The declaration allows the Republican governor to...

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