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Under-fire New York mayor booed at George Floyd vigil

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Under-fire New York mayor booed at George Floyd vigilNew York’s mayor was widely booed Thursday during a vigil for George Floyd, an unarmed African American killed by police, after the official defended heavy handed policing of protesters defying the city’s curfew. Hundreds of mourners jeered over Bill de Blasio’s brief remarks at the Brooklyn service following a night in which videos circulating online showed police officers using batons on peaceful demonstrators. De Blasio told reporters he had not seen the footage but defended how the curfew was being enforced, saying that the NYPD had “overall” shown “a lot of restraint.”

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