Following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man by police in the United States, thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters have marched across central London on Sunday to protest against the killing.
According to report, protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square could be heard chanting ‘I can’t breathe’ while holding up signs saying “Justice for George Floyd” who died in police custody while a white officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck to pin him down.
Recall that Mr Floyd could be heard begging, “I can’t breathe” last Monday in Minneapolis before he died while being restrained.
The protests have been held at Trafalgar Square and outside the US Embassy in Battersea, south London, chanting “say his name: George Floyd” and “no justice, no peace, no racist police”.
They also held up placards saying “racism has no place”, and “I can’t breathe”.
Black Lives Matter said: “We are doing this to place pressure on the American government and show that this is a world wide issue.”
The Met Police said officers were present and were engaging with those in attendance.
Hundreds of people marched through Peckham in south London on Saturday in protest against police brutality.
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