Several people were injured, this evening, Friday, in a run-over against a protest demonstration of the important Black Lives Organization in Manhattan.
A spokesman for the New York City Police Department said that a car stormed a gathering of about 50 people in a protest demonstration of the Black Lives Mission on Friday afternoon in Manhattan, wounding several people, according to Reuters.
Please avoid the area of 3rd Avenue & 39 Avenue in Manhattan due to a vehicle collision involving multiple pedestrians. Information at this time is preliminary, updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/GZLKgMyZUK
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The police added that the injuries did not appear to pose a threat to the life of any of the wounded and that the car that caused the accident was still present at the site. But few details were available yet.
Local media reports said six were injured, but it was not clear how many had been taken to hospital.