Protesters burn US flag in central Washington

SANAA, July 5 (YPA) – Dozens of protesters burned the US flag in downtown Washington, D.C., after the US president’s Independence Day speech.

The move is another challenge to US President Donald Trump’s decision to enact legislation that would allow the country to burn the flag, and face a one-year prison sentence.

Against the backdrop of anti-racist protests following the death of George Floyd, the United States has been witnessing spontaneous demolition of statues symbolizing political and military leaders of the pro-slavery Southern camp of the American Civil War.

The campaign also included a statue of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America, who was accused by leftist activists of genocide of Native Americans.

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