China News Service, June 8, according to the British Sky News, anti-racist demonstrations continue to be held in various parts of the UK, but some demonstrators clashed with the police. British Prime Minister Johnson said on the 7th that he would be held accountable for demonstrators who attacked the police during the protests.
On June 7, tens of thousands of British people gathered in front of the U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom in disregard of the "maintain a social distance of 2 meters" and held a demonstration to protest the death of American African-American George Floyd. China News Service reporter Zhang Pingshe
On the 7th local time, demonstrations in central London continued, and some protesters attempted to forcibly enter the restricted area and clashed with the police. At least one policeman was injured and his head was bleeding. The London Police Department said 12 people were arrested for violating public order.
Johnson wrote on Twitter: "People have the right to conduct peaceful demonstrations while maintaining social distance, but they have no right to attack the police.
According to reports, the demonstration on the 7th lasted until the evening. When the police tried to evacuate the crowd in the Westminster area, someone lit the trash can and broke the window.
In Bristol that day, some demonstrators demolished a statue of a slave trade merchant and threw the statue into the river. Patel, the Home Secretary, called the move "very shameful."
On the 6th, 14 policemen were injured in the clashes in Whitehall in London, and the mounted police were forced to disperse the demonstrators.
British Health Minister Hancock said the protests may increase the risk of contracting the new coronavirus, and the government has distributed masks, gloves and hand sanitizer free of charge.