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Protester Hurls Molotov Cocktail At Denver's Historic McNichols Building

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver city crews are cleaning up at the McNichols Building in Civic Center Park after a protester threw a Molotov cocktail at it overnight. It happened during the rioting which was happening following the peaceful protesting of the George Floyd death in Minnesota.

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The McNichols Building is participating in the Light It Blue campaign for prostate cancer awareness. (credit: CBS)

Molotov cocktails were also thrown at a dumpster and it lit up in flames. Another was thrown in a city trash basket and caused another fire.

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As a result of the second night of violence and arrests, the city enacted a curfew that will be in effect on Saturday and Sunday nights starting at 8 p.m.

For complete coverage of the protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd visit CBSMinnesota.com and stream CBSN Minnesota. 

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