Police: 'Stashes' of bricks staged near protests were 'to be used during a riot'
'They're probably there for nefarious use'
By Chuck Ross
Daily Caller News Foundation
Daily Caller News Foundation
- Police in Kansas City discovered pallets of rocks and bricks near protest sites on Sunday that they believe were to be ‘used during a riot.’
- Peaceful protests in many U.S. cities over the death of George Floyd have devolved into rioting and looting, stoking concerns that anarchist groups are organizing violence.
- President Trump on Sunday pinned blame for the chaos on Antifa, a radical left-wing group.
- Protesters in Kansas City looted stores in the city’s high-end retail district, the Plaza.
The Kansas City police department said Sunday that officers found bricks and rocks staged near protest sites around the city, stoking concerns that individuals or groups had pre-planned looting and destruction that hit the city over the weekend.
“We have learned of & discovered stashes of bricks and rocks in & around the Plaza and Westport to be used during a riot,” the department said in a tweet on Sunday.
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