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State of emergency in Maryland

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Update: 2015-04-27 22:18:00
State of emergency in Maryland

DHAKA: Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard.

And, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has issued a citywide curfew to start Tuesday night.

Speaking Monday evening, the mayor issued a general curfew to start at 10 p.m. and last until 5 a.m. each night starting Tuesday night until May 4. The curfew starts at 9 p.m. for those 14 and under.

Police officers were injured, stores were looted and fires were set Monday evening as vandals ran through Baltimore.

City police say as many as 15 officers have been injured Monday afternoon in northwest Baltimore, where a large group of juveniles converged and began to throw bricks and other items at officers. The officers were injured with broken bones and cuts, and one was unresponsive.

A multiple-alarm fire engulfed a newly constructed building in east Baltimore Monday evening. Follow updates here

The CVS store at North and Pennsylvania avenues was set on fire around 6:15 p.m. Police have asked motorists to avoid the area of North Avenue between Monroe Street and Druid Hill Avenue.

SkyTeam 11 video showed the same CVS was being looted around 4:45 p.m.

BDST: 0818 HRS, APR 28, 2015
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