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Around a thousand people gather in Foley Square, New York to take part in a Black Lives Matter rally in protest at the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd by police during an arrest in Minneapolis last week. The city's mayor extended a night-time curfew for the city until June 7 following outbreaks of violence and looting during anti-racism protests gripping America. IMAGES
Images shot from a building show hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists protest in London in solidarity with US movements and rallies after African American George Floyd died when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during arrest. Thousands of National Guard troops patrol major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality boiled over into arson and looting, sending shock waves through the country. IMAGES
New York, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York for a Black Lives Matter protes, as part of the continuing response to the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO FELL VICTIMS TO POLICE VIOLENCE AND RACISM AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, BROOKLYN IN NEW YORK.
Nairobi (Kenya), Jun 2 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- Supporters and activists of the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday demonstrated outside the United States embassy in Nairobi.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN NAIROBI.SOUNDBITES OF A DEMONSTRATOR:"I am here to protest in solidarity with the African American population, especially after the brutal murder of George Floyd."
Minneapolis, May 28 (EFE / EPA).- The protest continued for a third day in Minneapolis over the arrest of George Floyd, 46, who died in police custody.A bystander's video posted online on May 25 shows George Floyd, unarmed, pleading with police officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck and later appearing motionless. Floyd later died in police custody. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY). FOOTAGE SHOWS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGES DONE BY PROTESTERS (NO AUDIO); THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS NEAR THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE 3RD PRECINCT; AND PROTESTERS LOOTING A NEARBY TARGET STORE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).