Death of George Floyd: hundreds of protesters outside the White House

Hundreds of people demonstrated Friday evening outside the White House to express their anger after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, at the hands of the police. His death Monday during a violent arrest rekindled the racial wounds of the United States. Waving signs with slogans like "Stop killing us" and "Black lives matter", protesters demanded "justice for George Floyd" outside Donald Trump's residence. 

Many events since the broadcast of a viral video

A video that went viral and was filmed by passers-by on Monday shows a white policeman in the city of Minneapolis tackle George Floyd on the ground and keep his knee on his neck for long minutes, when he says he can no longer breathe. 

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Since the broadcast of this video, demonstrations turning to riot have erupted in Minneapolis, in particular near the police station where the four police officers implied in this affair worked, and in other cities of the region.

The accused police officer arrested

By Friday, the protests had spread to many American cities, from Detroit to Atlanta to New York, Houston and the capital Washington. The police officer implicated in the death of George Floyd was arrested and charged Friday with manslaughter, a measure "late" and insufficient according to the family of the deceased. "We want a charge of premeditated intentional homicide. And we want to see the other (implicated) agents arrested," she said in a statement.

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