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Reverend Al Sharpton accuses US President Donald Trump of "wickedness" when he signalled to police that they are above the law. Sharpton was speaking at the funeral of George Floyd in Houston, Texas. SOUNDBITE
Houston, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Family members, friends and community and political leaders called for justice and systemic change here Tuesday at the hometown private funeral for George Floyd, an African-American man who died late last month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.A total of 500 people invited by Floyd's family - all of whom were wearing masks - attended the ceremony at Houston's 2,000-seat The Fountain of Praise church, which was only one-fourth full due to coronavirus social-distancing restrictions.The service was broadcast live by major television networks in the United States and came a day after more than 6,000 people attended a viewing at that same church for Floyd, who died on May 25, and five days after an earlier funeral for him in Minneapolis. (Camera: LARRY SMITH). SHOT LIST: THE CASKET CARRYING THE BODY OF GEORGE FLOYD LEAVING THE FOUNTAIN OF PRAISE CHURCH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, US.
Crowds line the road as George Floyd's casket is carried to the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas for burial. IMAGES
The hearse carrying George Floyd's coffin leaves the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas after a funeral service attended by his family and hundreds of guests. The coffin is heading to a cemetery where Floyd will be laid to rest. IMAGES
Reverend Al Sharpton delivers the eulogy at George Floyd's funeral in Houston, Texas. The civil rights leader criticised President Donald Trump's response to Floyd's death, noting the president challenged China on its human rights record, but "What about the human rights of George Floyd?" SOUNDBITE