Minnesota will have 2,500 National Guard personnel deployed by Saturday noon 

Major General Jon A. Jensen of the Minnesota National Guard said 2,500 National Guard personnel will be mobilized by 12 p.m. on Saturday to cope with the protests, an increase from 1,700 which he had said previously. 

In the morning hour on Saturday, over 1,700 National Guard personals have already been activated, the largest mobilization in National Guard's 164-year history.