Charleston shootings: Demands for removal of Confederate flag

Hundreds of people marched in Columbia calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of its capitol building.

The flag is a symbol and was used in the US south during the civil war when southern states tried to break away to prevent the abolition of slavery.

Images emerged online of the man accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, posing with a gun and the Confederate flag.

Meanwhile, crowds gathered outside the Emanuel African Methodist Church on Saturday to hear pastors from across the US lead prayers following the shootings.

Nick Quraishi reports.