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Added on the 11/02/2016 01:39:58 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A man kicks away and rips down protest signs placed on a statue of Winston Churchill by anti-racism demonstrators on the second day of weekend rallies against George Floyd's death. Protesters defaced the monument of the former British Prime Minister, spray painting the words "was a racist" under his name. IMAGES
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
Drivers of iconic London cabs decided to take to the streets, to block traffic and protest against the state-run Transport for London organization and taxi app Uber, making sure that their voices would be heard by the people of London. London's cabbies argue that TFL have helped Uber in failing to regulate the company. The cabbies, who blocked a key and central part of the city, hope the protest will result in a public inquiry into TFL.
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.