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Added on the 14/04/2021 03:39:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police clashed with protesters in the center of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, as people demonstrated against the fatal police shooting of African-American man Keith Scott. Police fired volleys of tear gas at the demonstrators and made several arrests. One unidentified person was shot during Wednesday's demonstration and is currently on life support, according to a Tweet by the city. The circumstances behind the shooting of the protester are still unclear.
Violent clashes continued in Milwaukee on Sunday night, as protests grow following the police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. Shots were fired during the second night of protests, according to police sources, as police and protesters clashed on the streets. Hours after the incident, crowds flooded onto the streets of Wisconsin's main city to protest his killing. A police car, a gas station, a bank and numerous shops were set alight during the unrest.
What should have been a peaceful anti police violence protest in Dallas turned bloody when snipers opened fire and killed at least 5 officers and wounded 6 others.
Hundreds of demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Home Office against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021. 'Kill the Bill' protesters want the legislation withdrawn, with critics saying it harshly restricts the right to peaceful protest. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minneapolis to protest the shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop on Sunday. They were out in the streets defying a 7pm curfew put in place Monday until early morning Tuesday. 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).