Seattle police clear out protest zones after weeks of tensions
Mark Niu
02:01

In the U.S. state of Washington, Seattle police have cleared out the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, known as CHOP. 

People had been camping out in a several block areas following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African American, in Minnesota in May. 

But increased violence, including two shooting deaths, has forced authorities to take action.

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