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CNN Reporter and Camera Crew Arrested by Minneapolis Police While Covering Protests (Video)

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Police in Minnesota arrested CNN journalist Omar Jimenez and his field crew as they covered unrest in Minneapolis in the early hours of Friday morning.

Jimenez, a producer and a camera operator were placed in handcuffs though they clearly identified themselves to officers. After the crew’s release, Jimenez went back on air, saying, “There seemed to be a little bit of confusion as to what was allowed to happen…” The moment of the arrest was aired on CNN’s morning show, “New Day,” Friday.

The camera crew was in Minnesota to capture protests over the death of a local black man named George Floyd at the hands of a white cop and the lack of charges brought against the police officer.

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