700 Marines in California ordered to help in Los Angeles throughout protests

Seven-hundred Marines in California have been ordered to help in Los Angeles and so they’re anticipated to reach over the subsequent 24 hours, a U.S. official confirmed.

The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, seventh Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, whom U.S. Northern Command had mentioned Sunday had been on a "prepared to deploy status" if the Defense Department wanted them.