{"id":1966428,"date":"2023-07-07T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-group-of-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-with-fireworks\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:54:51","slug":"massive-group-of-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-with-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-group-of-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-with-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Large crowd of individuals identified as Somalis bombard Minneapolis police with fireworks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-group-of-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-with-fireworks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fourth of July Chaos in Minneapolis: &#8216;Somalis&#8217; Target Police with Fireworks<\/h2>\n<p>While Fourth of July celebrations were an occasion for fun and enjoyment in most parts of the country, one major American city saw the holiday descend into absolute chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of having a fun night enjoying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-resort-town-replaces-annual-july-4th-fireworks-display-with-laser-show-citing-trauma-to-pets-and-veterans\/\" title=\"CA Resort Town Replaces Annual July 4th Fireworks Display With Laser Show, Citing Trauma To Pets and Veterans\">fireworks displays<\/a>, residents of Minneapolis found themselves hiding in fear as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-group-of-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-with-fireworks\/\" title=\"Large crowd of individuals identified as Somalis bombard Minneapolis police with fireworks.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul\/\" title=\"Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul\">young people<\/a> recklessly lit<\/a> off fireworks, oftentimes at other people and police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted on Twitter show mobs of young people shooting off fireworks in every direction, in many instances directing the dangerous projectiles and police officers and other bystanders.<\/p>\n<p>Users on Twitter have identified the teens involved as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-says-omar-ungrateful-can-get-offers-pay-somalia-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somalis<\/a>, although that has not officially been confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/minnesota-somali-american-population-good-question\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a> has a large community of Muslim refugees from Somalia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>WARNING: The following videos contain vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Somalis Crashout  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/somali?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#somali<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Minneapolis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Minneapolis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fireworks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/somalifireworks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#somalifireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YLbNkwHV6i\">pic.twitter.com\/YLbNkwHV6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Moreprime (@Prime_Time112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Prime_Time112\/status\/1676501367664279552?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Somali crashouts  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fireworks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/somalifireworks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#somalifireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Minneapolisfireworks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Minneapolisfireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MwxPTDnLUV\">pic.twitter.com\/MwxPTDnLUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Moreprime (@Prime_Time112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Prime_Time112\/status\/1676507414172954625?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In one instance, a local TV station was interviewing a Somali teenager about the violence when someone shot fireworks at the camera crew.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a local <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Minneapolis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Minneapolis<\/a> TV station was interviewing a Somali American youth about the July 4 fireworks rioting, someone threw a large explosive next to the camera crew. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J6YKNnaa8T\">pic.twitter.com\/J6YKNnaa8T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4  (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1676751308118695936?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Residents of the city told local media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/minneapolis-resident-on-firework-chaos-i-felt-afraid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMSP-TV<\/a> that there were horrified by the situation. \u201cThey had no regard for anything, they were putting fireworks, like explosive ones, under the cars,\u201d Erin Gormley said, describing how she tried to protect her property from the ensuing fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt afraid. I was not going to leave my front door,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>The scenes out of Minneapolis are horrific, and not too dissimilar to recent events in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/force-45000-police-deployed-violence-engulfs-france-rioters-chase-mayors-family-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France<\/a>, where young people have been involved in violent clashes with police over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>But they are also reminiscent of something much closer to home for Minneapolis residents \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-snaps-attorney-george-floyd-rioter-attacked-police-hands-tough-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the George Floyd riots<\/a> in the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Since those awful events, respect for law and order has become almost nonexistent in many major American cities, and law enforcement can do next to nothing to stop it.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis has the dubious distinction of being the place where this trend started, as since the death of Floyd in police custody, crime in this once-flourishing American city has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/defund-police-failure-minneapolis-residents-taking-matters-hands-amid-crime-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiraled out of control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will the disrespect for law and order grow in the coming years?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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Hammer Minneapolis Police with Fireworks<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>causing harm and destruction. The once joyous event turned into a night of terror, leaving the city in disarray. Minneapolis residents were forced to seek shelter, robbed of the anticipated festivities. The chaos that unfolded on this Fourth of July was a stark contrast to the celebrations experienced elsewhere in the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2016,"featured_media":1966429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1966428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2016"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}