US Marines on 'high alert'published at 21:35 British Summer Time 9 June
We've just had clarification from our US partner CBS on what role the US Marines may take on in the Los Angeles protests.
More than 700 Marines have been put on high alert and could be mobilised in the coming days to the National Guard, CBS reports.
We have ed the Pentagon for comment.
Earlier, we reported that the Marines had been deployed in a role.