'Black Lives Matter' protests spread across Europe over George Floyd killing

Thousands of protesters in Germany and the UK are chanting "I can't breathe" in tribute to an unarmed black man who was killed in police custody in America on Monday.

Demonstrators outside the U.S. embassy in Berlin are holding banners reading "Black Lives Matter," after George Floyd's death led to a global backlash against police brutality and racism.

Protests erupted on Tuesday across the U.S. after a video of the incident in Minneapolis, in which a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee on Floyd's neck, pinning him to the ground as he pleaded "I can't breathe," went viral on social media.

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George Floyd's subsequent death caused widespread anger against police brutality as calls rang out for justice and for all four police officers at the scene to be held accountable. After days of protests – some violent – 44-year-old Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and negligent manslaughter.

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