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The Sun, A News UK CompanyMORE than 50 Secret Service agents have been injured during ugly clashes outside the White House on a sixth night of violence sparked by the death of George Floyd.The attacks came after President Trump was reportedly moved to a secure bunker usually used during terror attacks as heated protests escalated across Washington D.C.Agents rushed to the state-of-the-art Presidential Emergency Operations Center as they were concerned for his safety, the reported.A senior official involved in defending Washington D.C. later dozens of Secret Service officers were injured in clashes on Sunday night.The source also claimed some rioters were seen throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement officers.Others were spotted parking cars near the 'President's Palace' filled with incendiary materials for future use, Fox News reported it was told. US Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents have been sent onto the city's streets to support under-pressure cops and Homeland Security agents.Among those protecting D.C. during the current unrest are agents from the Secret Service, the Justice Department confirmed last night.At one stage the lights which illuminate the White House were turned off  - apparently so the Secret Service could use night vision to monitor protesters.The National Guard is also reportedly being drafted in to help combat rioting outside the White House and elsewhere in the nation’s capitalAs of this morning it is not clear why the president was moved to the underground bunker, but it is known the Secret Service has protocols to adhere to when the building is threatened.Judd Deere, a spokesman, told the Times that officials would not comment on why the president was rushed to safety.The bunker has previously been utilized by Vice President Dick Cheney during 9/11, when authorities feared that one of the hijacked planes was headed towards the White House.On Friday, the White House went into lockdown as marched on the Capitol.Secret Service officials reportedly placed Trump's abode on high alert in response to the  protesters before the lockdown concluded just before 8.30pm.The Presidential Emergency Operations Center is a bunker-like structure underneath the East Wing of the White House.It serves as a secure shelter and communications center for the president and his key staff in cases of an emergency.The PEOC is differentiated from the White House Situation Room which is located in the basement of the West Wing.During the 9/11 attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secret Service agents and other staff were evacuated to the PEOC.President Bush was in Florida at the time of the attacks.Dramatized versions of the PEOC were featured in the 2013 films Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down.The first White House bunker was constructed during WWII to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt from an aerial attack on Washington.The death of , 46, in  has sparked with demonstrators calling for an end to police violence.Officer  was  kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for eight minutes as George pleaded, "please don't kill me" and said "I can't breathe", before losing consciousness. and second-degree manslaughter in the case.TopicsComments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed .

The Sun, A News UK CompanyMORE than 50 Secret Service agents have been injured during ugly clashes outside the White House on a sixth night of violence sparked by the death of George Floyd.The attacks came after President Trump was reportedly moved to a secure bunker usually used during terror attacks as heated protests escalated across Washington D.C.Agents rushed to the state-of-the-art Presidential Emergency Operations Center as they were concerned for his safety, the reported.A senior official involved in defending Washington D.C. later dozens of Secret Service officers were injured in...

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50 Secret Service agents injured in White House riots as Donald Trump is taken to 'terror attack' bunker

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