China News Service, June 1 (BBC) reported that on May 31, local time, London, United Kingdom held a demonstration to protest the violent law enforcement of the US police, leading to the death of African-American men. Many demonstrators flocked to the U.S. Embassy in the UK, holding up slogans such as "I can't breathe". At present, 5 people have been arrested by the London Police Department.
On May 31, London, England, local police stood in front of protesters holding slogans.
According to reports, the protesters marched along the road near the Thames River and finally arrived at the US Embassy in the UK. They held placards that read "There is no place for racism" and "I can't breathe" and so on, in solidarity with Freud, an African-American man who was violently enforced by the American police. Among them, "I can't breathe" is also Freud's last words.
The London Police Department said police officers went to the scene of the protest. Outside the U.S. Embassy in Britain, the police arrested five protesters aged between 17 and 25. Among them, 3 people were arrested for violating the relevant laws of the new crown epidemic situation, and 2 people were arrested for assaulting the police. These people are still being questioned by the police in detention.
Prior to the 30th, protests broke out in London. Some angry demonstrators occupied the main street. Buses and cars were forced to stay in the Peckham district in the southeast. They could not drive forward, and the city's traffic was blocked. The protesters plan to hold demonstrations in Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow in the coming week.