LONDON (Reuters) – Countless people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in assistance of U.S. demonstrations against authorities brutality.
Police in the German city of Hamburg utilized pepper spray on protesters and were all set to deploy water cannons.
Several hundred “hooded and aggressive individuals” had put officers under pressure in the city centre, cops said in a tweet, including “We have currently had to use pepper spray. With all due regard for feelings: attacks on law enforcement officer are inappropriate!”
At another area close by, the authorities said some 350 people were standing in front of authorities water cannons which officers were calling on loudspeakers for them to distribute.
One officer was hurt, the police added.
The rolling, global demonstrations reflect rising anger over police treatment of ethnic minorities, stimulated by the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis after a white officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes as fellow officers stood by.
Europe has actually seen an extraordinary wave of anti-racism rallies drawing 10s of thousands onto the streets.
In London, countless protesters ignored damp weather to crowd into Parliament Square, wearing face masks in the middle of the coronavirus risk and wa