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Added on the 28/01/2023 03:31:21 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
"Say his name! Tyre Nichols!": People take to the streets in Memphis to demand justice after a video was released showing police violently arresting Nichols, a young Black man who died a few days after the incident. IMAGES
Images of protesters stopping traffic as they march on a highway in Memphis, Tennessee after the city released graphic video footage depicting the fatal police assault of a 29-year-old Black man. IMAGES
A video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols has been released, verifying he was beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee before he was hospitalised in early January. Three days later the Black motorist died due to sustained injuries.
Images of candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial at Tobey Park, the skate park Tyre Nichols used to spend time and of the alleged intersection where the 29-year-old was arrested before the fatal assault by five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee. The southern US city braces itself for unrest as authorities prepare to release a video depicting the fatal assault. IMAGES
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