Thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday to demonstrate their discontent following the death of African-American George Floyd. The man was strangled during a police arrest in Minneapolis and died. Footage on social media showed him begging the police and saying he could not breathe.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 31, 2020
The protest took place despite the rules of social distancing and the government’s ban on organizing events, CNN reported.
— Bella (@RealArabellaTom) May 31, 2020 Dissatisfied people knelt and chanted “There is no peace without justice.” Their protest reached as far as the US embassy. Five people were detained during the rally.
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) May 31, 2020
