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| George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue | George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue |
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| A man has been shot and wounded in the US state of New Mexico after violence erupted over a statue of a 16th-Century Spanish colonist. | A man has been shot and wounded in the US state of New Mexico after violence erupted over a statue of a 16th-Century Spanish colonist. |
| It happened when a second man opened fire after being turned upon by protesters outside Albuquerque Museum, local reports say. | |
| The protesters had been confronted by a group of armed men as they tried to pull the statue down. | The protesters had been confronted by a group of armed men as they tried to pull the statue down. |
| It comes amid heightened sensitivities over monuments linked to colonialism. | It comes amid heightened sensitivities over monuments linked to colonialism. |
| A number have been pulled down in the US and other countries in the wake of the death in police custody of African American George Floyd last month. | A number have been pulled down in the US and other countries in the wake of the death in police custody of African American George Floyd last month. |
| Mr Floyd's killing by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes has spurred global protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement. | |
| Stun grenades | Stun grenades |
| According to the Albuquerque Journal, clashes broke out when protesters took a pick-axe to the statue of Juan de Oñate - part of a monument depicting Oñate leading settlers into what was then a province of New Spain - after a peaceful demonstration on Monday night. | |
| The paper says a man was pushed to the ground and started shooting when protesters moved towards him, "some threatening him". | The paper says a man was pushed to the ground and started shooting when protesters moved towards him, "some threatening him". |
| It says the person who was shot appeared to have been one of those attempting to get to the man. The shooting sent people running for cover. | It says the person who was shot appeared to have been one of those attempting to get to the man. The shooting sent people running for cover. |
| Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers at the scene fired tear gas and stun grenades as they detained a number of people. | Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers at the scene fired tear gas and stun grenades as they detained a number of people. |
| The wounded man was taken to hospital but his condition was not immediately known, Mr Gallegos said. | The wounded man was taken to hospital but his condition was not immediately known, Mr Gallegos said. |
| In recent days, statues of Confederate leaders - those from a group of southern states that fought to keep black people as slaves in the American Civil War of 1861-65 - and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove controversial monuments. | In recent days, statues of Confederate leaders - those from a group of southern states that fought to keep black people as slaves in the American Civil War of 1861-65 - and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove controversial monuments. |
| Oñate led a group of Spanish settlers - historically known as conquistadors - in 1598. He became the local governor and is known for the massacre of a pueblo - or Native American - tribe. | |
| More on George Floyd's death | More on George Floyd's death |