Black Lives Matter: Hundreds attend protest in Peterborough

The protest was one of dozens held in the UK amid global outrage at the killing of George Floyd.

Hundreds of people joined a Black Lives Matter protest in Peterborough on Saturday.

The protest in Cathedral Square was one of dozens held across the UK amid global outrage at the killing of George Floyd - an unarmed black man - at the hands of police in the United States.

Black Lives Matter campaigns against violence and systemic racism aimed at black people.

The Peterborough rally saw hundreds of people gather in the city centre.

Many attendees brought homemade placards to the protest

George Floyd was killed by a US police officer on 25 May, prompting an international outcry

Protesters where heard to chant 'Black Lives Matter' and 'I can't breathe'

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The protest was one of dozens held in the UK over the weekend

The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013

The protests went ahead despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Photos: Terry Harris

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