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Journalists Detail Being Hit By Rubber Bullets, Attacked While Covering Nationwide Protests

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As tensions escalated across the United States during protests over the death of George Floyd, many journalists found themselves in the crosshairs of covering an unprecedented moment with some getting hit by rubber and pepper bullets.

MSNBC host Ali Velshi, who has been reporting live from Minneapolis, tweeted Saturday that he had been hit by rubber bullets "but I am fine," he posted. "State police supported by National Guard fired unprovoked into an entirely peaceful rally." Prominent CNN commentator Keith Boykin posted details of his arrest while covering protests in New York. "The NYPD arrested me at 96th Street and West Side Highway while I was taking photos and video to post to Twitter.

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