Police in Philadelphia discovered a van packed with explosives and other “suspicious equipment” as a third night of rioting and looting gripped the city on Wednesday.

ABC 6 reported that “police recovered propane tanks, torches and possible dynamite sticks from the van.”

The report adds that “The bomb squad is on the scene at this hour.”

#BREAKING : Phila Police discover van loaded with explosives, suspicious equipment at Logan Circle in Center City. Live report coming up at 11. @6abc pic.twitter.com/GWhMjR7D04

— Dann Cuellar (@DannCuellar) October 29, 2020

The development comes after President Trump claimed police were told to “stand back” and not stop looting and rioting.

TRUMP: "I went to school in that city. I love the city of Philadelphia. You can't let that happen to a wonderful place like Philadelphia. " pic.twitter.com/XHaa55OASV

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 28, 2020

“People are breaking into stores and walking out with washing machines and walking out with all sorts of things and it shouldn’t be allowed,” Trump noted, adding “The police were told to stand back, and maybe that’s not so but that’s what I was told upon very good authority.”

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney blasted the crime wave Wednesday, noting that “The looting that has taken place is distressing.”

“It is clear that many of these folks are taking advantage of the situation, harming our businesses and communities, and doing a great disservice to those who want to protest the death of Walter Wallace, Jr.,” Kenney added.

“We cannot allow others to destroy property. I have requested the assistance of the PA National Guard. Their role will be to safeguard property, prevent looting, and provide operational and logistical assistance to @PhillyPolice and other departments,” Kenny also announced.

We cannot allow others to destroy property. I have requested the assistance of the PA National Guard. Their role will be to safeguard property, prevent looting, and provide operational and logistical assistance to @PhillyPolice and other departments.

— Jim #MaskUpPHL Kenney (@PhillyMayor) October 28, 2020

The mayor has also put a city-wide curfew in place:

A citywide curfew is will go into effect tonight, October 28, 2020 from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. During this time, people may leave their homes only to go to work, seek medical or emergency assistance, or drop off a mail-in ballot. Please stay safe. https://t.co/6Er6yoLgXn pic.twitter.com/dwd6Td68ht

— City of Philadelphia (@PhiladelphiaGov) October 28, 2020

People are noting the irony of a Chick-fil-A in Philadelphia being looted by rioters just months after the company’s CEO Dan Cathy shined a black rapper’s shoes in a pro-Black Lives Matter PR stunt.

BLM supporters and other criminal opportunists reacted to the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., who was killed after advancing towards officers with a knife, by staging violent unrest, attacking police and looting stores.

After targeting a local Walmart and Footlocker, looters turned their attention to Chick-fil-A, smashing into and damaging a branch of the food chain.

According to reporter Julio Rosas, who has covered numerous BLM riots, he hasn’t “seen anything like this on this scale since Minneapolis back in May.”

Earlier tonight, Townhall's @Julio_Rosas11 joined @IngrahamAngle to report what he's seeing on the ground in Philadelphia, PA:

"I haven't seen anything like this on this scale since Minneapolis back in May." pic.twitter.com/aajYTUDX4R

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 28, 2020

30 officers were injured on the first night of the riots, with one female sergeant being run over by a truck driven by BLM rioters.

A Chick-fil-A in Philadelphia was broken into and damaged. pic.twitter.com/yfR4w5laOj

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020

The sight of criminals taking advantage of a Black Lives Matter demonstration to smash up Chick-fil-A is deliciously ironic given the bizarre behavior of the company’s CEO back in June.

A few months ago the CEO of Chick fil A publicly shined a black man's shoes in order to demonstrate his wokeness. Last night BLM looted and destroyed one of his stores. Bowing to the leftist mob never works. You might as well keep your dignity. You gain nothing from forfeiting it pic.twitter.com/GPhJjgwIr2

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 28, 2020

During a discussion about “repentance and shame” at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Dan Cathy got up to shine the shoes of a black rapper called Lecrae while apologizing profusely.

“I invite folks to just, to put some words to action here,” Cathy said as he shined Lecrae’s shoes. “And if we need to find somebody that needs to have their shoe shined, we need to just go right on over, and shine their shoes.”

Numerous people reacted by commenting how awkward the scene looked and how it was made all the more bizarre by the fact that around a dozen Chick-fil-A stores were vandalized during the George Floyd & Rayshard Brooks protests.

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A video out of Philadelphia shows a female police officer being run over by a truck driven by BLM rioters as another night of chaos unfolded.

The rioters hit the streets after the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in an incident being described as yet another unprovoked murder of a black man.

In reality, footage of the incident shows Wallace Jr. ignoring numerous warnings from police officers to drop the weapon as he advances on them before being shot.

His name was Walter Wallace Jr. He was given repeated warnings to drop the knife. Rather than listen to those warnings, he charged at officers while brandishing the knife. This was 100 percent a justified shooting, as any rational person can see. https://t.co/BUsYX37ngw

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 27, 2020

However, as we have seen multiple times over the past 5 months, Black Lives Matter agitators don’t let the facts get in the way of yet another chance to riot.

A female sergeant suffered a broken leg as she was struck by a speeding vehicle.

At the Philadelphia BLM riot, a cop got hit or run over by a speeding vehicle. pic.twitter.com/S12XuEoNAi

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020

Other videos show BLM criminals looting a clothing store.

Mass looting breaks out at clothing and shoe store during tonight’s BLM riot in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/htXN1rsbCk

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020

Another clip shows a police car on fire.

Video of the police vehicle that was set on fire in Philadelphia by BLM rioters. pic.twitter.com/vgpIe1mw3q

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020

Cops were chased down the street by the mob, who threw projectiles at officers who weren’t wearing full protective riot gear.

Police run away and retreat from a mob of BLM rioters in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/mcRONzebDl

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020

“Get em, yeah! That’s what I like!” shouts the man filming the scene.

Another video shows riot cops being pelted with trash cans and other objects.

Philadelphia police are outnumbered by hundreds of Black Lives Matter rioters. pic.twitter.com/q2jqvTsLnb

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2020

A total of 30 police officers were injured during the clashes.

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