Governor says situation in Minneapolis remains 'incredibly dangerous'

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that the situation in Minneapolis remains "incredibly dangerous" as protests continue in the city following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old who died in the custody of police who knelt on his neck.

In an early morning press conference on Saturday, Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey both urged people to go home.

"This is not grieving, this is not making a statement. This is life-threatening and dangerous to the well-qualified forces that are out there facing this," Gov. Walz said. "You need to go home. You need to go home."

Frey ordered everyone off the city's streets starting at 8:00 p.m. (0100 GMT Saturday) until 6 a.m., excepting law enforcement, fire and medical personnel and national guard troops deployed for peacekeeping.

But many protesters defied the curfew and took to the streets chanting "I can't breathe" with some protesters even setting fire to public facilities.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in face of the unrest and arrested several demonstrators who violated the curfew.