Dah sampai London dah... berasak asak. Tunggu 2-3 minggu lagi. Memang tak ada otak!
Police have arrested five people as thousands of protestors gathered outside the US embassy in London. Three of those detained, aged between 17 and 25, were taken into custody for "breaches of COVID legislation". The other two were taken in for assaulting officers, Scotland Yard said. Crowds of demonstrators broke lockdown rules on Sunday to march through the capital over the killing of unarmed African-American man George Floyd, in the hands of US police.
Police block a road close to the US Embassy during a Black Lives Matter march through central London (Getty Images)
Members of Black Lives Matter defied the Government's ban on mass gatherings to protest in Trafalgar Square and outside the embassy in Battersea. Ariel pictures showed thousands crammed together outside the south London building as police officers watched on. Many held up signs saying "Justice for George Floyd", who died in after white police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck. It came as deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries said on Sunday that it is a "critical time" and "we need to be very careful". READ MOREThe US has been rocked with nightly protests since Mr Floyd's death in Minneapolis on Monday, with at least 1,600 people arrested in 22 cities as some demonstrations descended into violence. But in London the attention fast turned to the apparent defiance of social distancing rules, sparking a backlash online. Thousands turned out to march on the US Embassy in London on Sunday (AFP via Getty Images)
The city's mayor Sadiq khan tweeted: "Lockdown has not been lifted. The virus is still out there," reminding people to keep their distance.
One Twitter user said "a second wave is coming without a doubt" after the gatherings, adding the protests showed a "reckless disregard" for the social distancing rules. Thousands descended on London's streets in protest at George Floyd's death (Getty Images)
Another user wrote: "If there's a spike in the virus again over the next few weeks, I'll not be staying at home again under strict lockdown." One posted a picture of the protests in London, adding: "Welcome to the UK, with the highest death toll for #coronavirus in Europe! #SocialDistancinguk".
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