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Added on the 07/06/2020 21:17:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of London on Friday to protest against police brutality under the Black Lives Matter slogan following the deadly shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in the United States last week. Demonstrators blocked traffic at the capital's Oxford Circus high street, before marching to the BBC headquarters and the American embassy.
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
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists protest outside the US embassy 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. IMAGES
Black lives matter protesters have started protests in multiple cities across the UK shutting down airports and motorways.
Protesters from the British arm of the Black Lives Matter movement hold a demonstration in London, blocking the main road to Heathrow airport.
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).