Thousands defy lockdown in Europe to protest outside U.S. embassies over George Floyd's death

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In London's famous Trafalgar Square, protesters on Saturday kneeled as they chanted Floyd's name and slogans including 'No justice, no peace!'

People hold placards at a Black Lives Matter march in Trafalgar Square to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of the demonstrations in the U.S. on May 31, 2020 in London, England.In London's famous Trafalgar Square, protesters on Saturday kneeled as they chanted Floyd's name and slogans including"No justice, no peace!"

According to Reuters, protesters then marched past the Houses of Parliament before ending up outside the U.S. Embassy. London's Metropolitan Police tweeted that officers had responded to two locations in Westminster where protesters had gathered. Police said they made a"small number" of arrests at each location for breach of COVID-19 regulations and issued some fines. The force tweeted that it had an"appropriate policing plan" for protesters gathering outside the U.S. Embassy on Sunday afternoon.

At another protest in the London neighborhood of Peckham on Saturday, protesters chanted"stop killing the mandem" and"the U.K. is not innocent," according to a video shared on social media.

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