George Floyd protests go global
51 ImagesAs unrest spread across dozens of American cities and the US Defence Department took the rare step of ordering in the Army, protesters across the world descended upon US embassies demanding change.
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A protester vents at a line of Tucson Police Officers in riot gear at Cushing Street and Church Avenue early on Saturday in Tucson, Arizona.Credit:AP
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A protester poses for photos next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, Saturday.Credit:AP
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Police stand on H Street as demonstrators protest the death of George Floyd, Sunday in Washington DC.Credit:AP
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A man screams on the courthouse steps as protesters pause in Foley Square in New York, Sunday.Credit:AP
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People hold placards as they join a spontaneous Black Lives Matter march at Trafalgar Square in London, England.Credit:Getty Images
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People attend a protest rally against racism in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.Credit:Getty Images
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A woman is led away by police during a Black Lives Matter protest outside the US Embassy in London on Sunday.Credit:AP
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People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Trafalgar Square in London Sunday.Credit:AP
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Smoke rises from a fire on a police cruiser in Center City during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday.Credit:AP
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Demonstrators watch an American flag burn near the White House in Washington, Sunday.Credit:AP
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A Chicago police vehicle is set on fire during violent protests Saturday.Credit:AP
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A protester in an Elmo mask dances during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday.Credit:AP
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Tear gas canisters detonate beside a protester as authorities clear an intersection near the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct, Saturday.Credit:AP
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A firework explodes by a police line as demonstrators gather to protest near the White House in Washington, Saturday.Credit:AP
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Bridges over the Chicago River are lifted to limit transportation to and from the Loop as thousands of protesters joined national outrage in Chicago, Saturday.Credit:AP
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Protesters rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.Credit:AP
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A protester stand in front of the National guard line moments before the curfew was scheduled to start near Lake Street under the Hiawatha Light Rail station in Minneapolis, Friday.Credit:AP
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Protesters burn a flag outside the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody.Credit:Getty
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A cheque-cashing business burns during protests in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.Credit:AP
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In Oakland, Calif. protesters smash the windows of a Chase bank during protests against the Minneapolis police shooting of George Floyd. Floyd died in police custody Monday in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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People vandalize a Walgreens in downtown Oakland, during protests against the Minneapolis police shooting of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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A police car burns during a protest in Atlanta. Protesters marched for George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. Credit:AP
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Protesters raise their hands in Des Moines. Protests have been erupting all over the country after George Floyd died earlier this week in police custody in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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In Los Angeles, protesters confront police officers over the death of George Floyd. Credit:AP
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In Detroit, Michigan protester displays sign as over protesters gathered. A solidarity rally was held with other nationwide protests against the death of Minneapolis, Minnesota resident, George Floyd.Credit:Getty
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Demonstrators paint on the CNN logo during a protest march, in Atlanta, in response to the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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A pair of protesters are overcome with tear gas as they run from Dallas Police tactical officers, in downtown Dallas.Credit:AP
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A boy holds a sign during a protest in downtown Los Angeles, over the death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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In downtown Oakland, Calif. a protester confronts police during a protest in response to the Minneapolis death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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A police officer prepares to shoot tear gas in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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A man holds a Black Lives Matter sign as a police car burns during a protest in Atlanta, Georgia.Credit:Getty
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In Los Angeles a protester holds up his fist while chanting a slogan during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died in police custody Monday in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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In Des Moines, a police officer deploys a can of pepper spray at protesters. Protests have been erupting all over the country after George Floyd died earlier this week in police custody in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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Protesters skirmish with the National Guard in Minneapolis, Minn. Peaceful protests turned increasingly violent in the aftermath the death of George Floyd during an arrest.Credit:AP
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Protesters smash police cars in Atlanta. Protesters marched for George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.Credit:AP
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In Portland, Oregon protesters march with flares from the George Floyd vigil at Peninsula Park towards the Justice Center downtown. Credit:AP
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Memorials to George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody, in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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A police officer watches a crowd as a police vehicle burns in the Brooklyn borough of New York after protesters rallied over the death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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A protester yells at a member of the Minnesota National Guard in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.Credit:AP
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In the Brooklyn borough of New York a protester is arrested during a rally at the Barclays Center over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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Law enforcement officers stand in formation as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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In downtown Los Angeles, police officers move forward to clear the street during a protest over the Monday death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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In New York protesters demonstrate against the the death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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After a peaceful march in Atlanta, protesters returned to the area around the CNN Center where some confronted police, who sprayed some demonstrators with pepper spray. Credit:AP
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A protester is arrested by San Jose police Calif., as protests continue nationwide over the death of George Floyd while in police custody.Credit:AP
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A protester holds a sign with an image of George Floyd during protests in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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Protesters gather in front of a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis.Credit:AP
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Demonstrators gather across from the White House to protest the death of George Floyd.Credit:AP
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People watch a fire in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.Credit:AP
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A man runs out of a convenience store in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.Credit:AP
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A man walks past graffiti during a protest over the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles.Credit:AP