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Photos: Downtown Minneapolis Recovers After Wednesday's Vandalism

A total of 132 people were arrested on riot, burglary, damage to property and curfew charges Wednesday night.

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Tom Stellar, a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, looks at broken windows while cleaning up damage outside Nordstrom Rack in Minneapolis. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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Police clear out and secure Saks OFF 5th Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minneapolis Police form a line on the Nicollet Mall at S. 7th St. near where a Foot Locker store was looted Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minneapolis Police stand outside a looted Foot Locker store on S. 7th St., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Police clear out and secure Saks OFF 5th Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)
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Police spray a substance to clear the area where a colleague was down on the Nicollet Mall Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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A Minneapolis police officer lies on the ground after being struck by an object Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minneapolis police secure an intersection along 7th St. during unrest near Nicollet Mall Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Two men stand by the Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall following a night of unrest in Minneapolis, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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A worker picks up a shoe outside one of the broken windows at the Nordstrom Rack on Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
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Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP (Crews worked to board up the broken windows at the Nordstrom Rack on Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.)
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Crews worked to board up the Chipotle on Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
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Members of the Minnesota National Guard stand at the intersection of South 7th Street and Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers stand watch along the famous Nicollet Mall Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers stand watch along the famous Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (P Photo/Jim Mone)
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers chat as they stand watch along the famous Nicollet Mall, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Workers board up windows along the famous Nicollet Mall Thursday, Aug. 26, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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A pedestrian with a Bernard Poodle dog visits with Minnesota National Guard soldiers along the famous Nicollet Mall Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers stand watch along the famous Nicollet Mall Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A total of 132 people were arrested by multiple agencies on various offenses that included riot, burglary, damage to property and curfew Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Vandals damaged dozens of businesses downtown and in the Loring Park neighborhood.

Thursday night, which featured a large presence of Minnesota State Patrol troopers and soldiers from the National Guard, was largely uneventful. The state patrol says troopers and DNR officers made 49 arrests in Minneapolis, mostly for curfew violations, and one for under 21 consumption.

Several knives were confiscated, police said, and no injuries were reported.

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Also read: Vietnamese Restaurant Owner Decries 'Heartbreaking' Vandalism

Civil unrest sparked by misinformation

Vandalism Wednesday night began after a man killed himself. There were unsubstantiated claims made on social media that police fatally shot the man.

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Read more: Misinformation Leads To Violence, Vandalism In Minneapolis

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