Brooms and dustpans replaced rocks and spray paint Sunday as an army of volunteers descended on Charleston to clean up the demoralizing mess left by an angry mob that smashed, burned and pillaged much of the city\u2019s central business district.<\/p>\n
But even as they set about their work, new pressure points sprouted from the city\u2019s iconic Battery seawall to the capital of Columbia, where law enforcement officers fired tear gas at protesters advancing on that city\u2019s police headquarters. They represented the latest flash points in a week of tension and violence that has roiled the nation over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police.<\/p>\n
Charleston officials asked for help from the National Guard and imposed a strict 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in an effort to keep demonstrations from turning ugly as they did Saturday night, when tear gas, flames and gunshots filled the air.<\/p>\n
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