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US braced for more protests after autopsy shows George Floyd asphyxiated
Jun 01, 2020 1 min, 10 secs

People at a Black Lives Matter protest on Monday outside the US embassy in Dublin following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

America was braced for further protests as an autopsy report commissioned by the family of George Floyd found that he died from asphyxiation while being restrained by a police officer last week.

The report emerged as public outrage continued over the death of Mr Floyd, the latest in a history of unarmed African-American men to die at the hands of white police officers, prompting widespread demonstrations across the United States and the world.

In Atlanta, protests took place for a third consecutive evening, though peaceful protests also took place in cities across the state of Georgia including Augusta and Savannah, as Georgia remained under a state of emergency.

Earlier in the day, mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that two police officers had been fired and three switched to desk duty, due to “excessive use of force” on Saturday night after two local students were pulled out of a vehicle.

Widespread looting and attacks on businesses unfolded in the Santa Monica area, while police cars were set alight in other parts of the city.

Mr Walz’s state has been at the centre of the protests that have convulsed America in the wake of Mr Floyd’s death after being restrained by a white police officer in the Minnesotan city of Minneapolis.

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