Demonstrators in France protest George Floyd’s death

STRASBOURG, France

Thousands of protesters gathered here Friday night in solidarity against the killing of a black man, George Floyd, in the US at the hands of a white police officer.

Demonstrators shouted against police brutality and racism and some held signs against discrimination.

Protesters held a minute of silence for Floyd, and demanded justice for Adama Traore, a 24-year-old black man who died while pinned to the ground by three French police officers in 2016.

Many activists wore black dresses to show solidarity with blacks.

Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, was filmed gasping for air and pleading for breath as Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Floyd was killed by "asphyxiation from sustained pressure," an independent autopsy found Monday

STRASBOURG, France

Thousands of protesters gathered here Friday night in solidarity against the killing of a black man, George Floyd, in the US at the hands of a white police officer.

Demonstrators shouted against police brutality and racism and some held signs against discrimination.

Protesters held a minute of silence for Floyd, and demanded justice for Adama Traore, a 24-year-old black man who died while pinned to the ground by three French police officers in 2016.

Many activists wore black dresses to show solidarity with blacks.

Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, was filmed gasping for air and pleading for breath as Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Floyd was killed by "asphyxiation from sustained pressure," an independent autopsy found Monday