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{{quotebox-float|“I know protests, I’ve been doing it for 20 years.  People not affiliated with the protests are creating havoc on the streets.”<ref>http://archive.is/QNWOS</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|“I know protests, I’ve been doing it for 20 years.  People not affiliated with the protests are creating havoc on the streets.”<ref>http://archive.is/QNWOS</ref>}}

The Minneapolis Police department warned of “incendiary materials and accelerants” such as water bottles filled with [[gasoline]] found hidden in bushes and neighborhoods.<ref>https://twitter.com/MinneapolisPD/status/1267306513594494977</ref>  Minneapolis City Council Democrats considered disbanding the police department.  One councilman said the entire council had been discussing the proposal “to some degree”:

The Minneapolis Police department warned of “incendiary materials and accelerants” such as water bottles filled with [[gasoline]] found hidden in bushes and neighborhoods.<ref>https://twitter.com/MinneapolisPD/status/1267306513594494977</ref>  Minneapolis City Council Democrats considered disbanding the police department.  One councilman said the entire council had been discussing the proposal “to some degree”:

{{quotebox|“Several of us on the council are working on finding out what it would take to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and start fresh with a community-oriented, nonviolent public safety and outreach capacity.”<ref>http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-members-consider-disbanding-the-police/570993291</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|“Several of us on the council are working on finding out what it would take to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and start fresh with a community-oriented, nonviolent public safety and outreach capacity.”<ref>http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-members-consider-disbanding-the-police/570993291</ref>}}

Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. The ''Star Tribune'' reported

Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. The ''Star Tribune'' reported

{{quotebox-float|Minneapolis City Council members on Tuesday received an update from the city’s Community Planning & Economic Development department that estimated at least 220 buildings had been damaged, resulting in a minimum of $55 million in costs, though the city was “not yet ready to produce a credible estimate” of the losses.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mayor-frey-seeks-federal-state-aid-for-mpls-as-early-estimate-shows-at-least-55m-in-damages/570984542/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|Minneapolis City Council members on Tuesday received an update from the city’s Community Planning & Economic Development department that estimated at least 220 buildings had been damaged, resulting in a minimum of $55 million in costs, though the city was “not yet ready to produce a credible estimate” of the losses.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mayor-frey-seeks-federal-state-aid-for-mpls-as-early-estimate-shows-at-least-55m-in-damages/570984542/</ref>}}