Protests raging over George Floyd’s death in the US spread to UK and Germany
Arrest on murder charge of police officer seen kneeling on Floyd's neck has failed to satisfy protesters
31 May 2020 - 19:56
London/Minneapolis — Protests raged in London, Berlin and in many US cities on Sunday over the death of George Floyd, a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, the US.
The protesters knelt in central London's Trafalgar Square, chanting "No justice, no peace", and then marched to the US embassy. Five people were arrested. Several hundred protesters also staged a rally outside the US embassy in Berlin. ..
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