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George Floyd: US police officers sacked after black man's death

There have been massive protests in Minneapolis over the death of a black man who died when a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest. A video of the incident shows George Floyd saying, "Please, please, I cannot breathe". Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired.

John Gordon, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, outlines reaction to the video. "It's sickening and horrifying to watch. I don't know what to tell people... it's more than most of us can stand."

(Photo: a woman holds sign at the rally in Minneapolis. Credit: Getty Images)

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