Baltimore dawns taken by the security forces

Baltimore has dawned this Tuesday as a city virtually taken by the forces of law after the violent disturbances of Monday, when the last goodbye to Freddie Gray, the young African American who died on April 19 in police custody in Baltimore, Maryland, became a new chant against prejudice and abuse of police in the United States against the black population. The day, which had begun in a peaceful manner, I have just bypassing in considerable disorder on the part of a group of violent protesters, mostly young people, which caused looting and destruction in some parts of the city and prompted the authorities to order strong security measures.

Agents stored this Tuesday the main tourists areas and buildings of the city, while teams of citizens are contacted by the social networks to organize and help clean up the mess of a night of violence and looting. Police officers, members of the National Guard checked last night and other law enforcement officers are stationed in the streets of downtown Baltimore that also appear strongly fenced.

In the city are already deployed about 5,000 policemen and 1,500 members of the National Guard, according to local reports. At least 15 policemen were injured in the incidents that began to be recorded after the funeral of Gray and that caused the arrest of almost three dozen people, mostly young people. The governor of the State of Maryland, Larry Hogan, declared a state of emergency at the request of Baltimore and announced the activation of the National Guard to respond to the "growing violence and riots" in this city. Hogan described last night these measures as "the last resort" to restore order. In fact, in subsequent statements to the press recognized that the order was list since Saturday, but that state and local authorities wanted to wait to take such a drastic measure.

The sirens of the police remained a constant in a city that has been awakened with the uncertainty of not knowing whether the acts of violence of last night were a single incident or will continue in the coming days, as has already happened in the past and in other cities of the country in the last year that have surfaced the racial tensions.

This Tuesday enters into force, in the afternoon, the curfew imposed by the local authorities for the whole week. Preventively, schools remain closed, like most of the museums and local attractions - such as the famous National Aquarium - and some public offices. Some public transport have been suspended and the rest work with serious delays, although the traffic was more or less fluid in the morning in areas not affected by the riots of last night.