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CNN journalist arrested live on air

CNN reporter Omar Jimenez is handcuffed by officers from Minnesota State Patrol.

A CNN crew was arrested on live TV by a riot squad while covering the protests over the police death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Incredible footage shows armed officers from the Minnesota State Patrol handcuffing reporter Omar Jimenez after they told him to move and he calmly asked them where he should stand.

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