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Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
New York, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA) .- Thousands of people protesting police violence against African Americans remained on the streets of New York City on Tuesday in defiance of 11 p.m. curfew announced by the municipal government. (Camera: JUSIN LANE)SHOTLIST: THE PROTESTS OVER POLICE BRUTALITY IN NEW YORK, US.
Atlanta, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA) .- Protests over police brutality against African Americans gathered momentum in cities across the United States Tuesday, fueled by outrage at the president’s threat of militarization and the tactics used to clear demonstrators.Thousands of people gathered in the afternoon in central Washington DC as protesters also flooded the streets of New York, Los Angeles and Houston on the eighth day of protests over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer last week. Protesters also continued to defy Atlanta's 9 PM curfew put in place to quell demonstrations. (Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: PEACEFUL PROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.
New York, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- Protesters and looters on Monday night defied curfews in New York, leading to clashes with police and arrests.New York's first curfew in more than 70 years began 11PM Monday until 5AM Tuesday.A curfew is being imposed in New York City following nights of protests against police brutality after the death last week of a black man arrested by white cops.The 46-year-old Floyd died on May 25 when a Minneapolis police officer - Derek Chauvin - knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes after Floyd had been handcuffed and placed facedown on the pavement. During the first several minutes, Floyd complained that he could not breathe and pleaded for help, but then he lost consciousness, although Chauvin remained kneeling on his neck for another several minutes. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY).SHOT LIST: CHAOS AND LOOTERS ON THE NIGHT OF CITYWIDE CURFEW IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Presidential candidate Bola Tinubu casts his vote in Lagos surrounded by a large crowd as Nigeria heads to the polls to elect a new leader. IMAGES
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).
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