In the English city of Bristol, protesters pull down a statue of 17th-century merchant Edward Colston, before rolling it down the avenue bearing his name and tossing it into the city's harbour to cheers.
Black Lives Matter protesters in the UK have toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader into a harbour.Protesters appear to kneel on the neck of the statue, recalling the death of George FloydPM Boris Johnson says those responsible for "thuggery" and attacks on police will be "held to account"
The Colston statue was removed from the avenue bearing the merchant's name and eventually rolled into the city's harbour.Colston, who was born in 1636, has been a controversial figure in Bristol. According to the BBC, he also served as an MP, donated to churches and hospitals and founded homeless shelters and a school.Britain formally abolished the slave trade in 1807.Violence a 'betrayal of the cause', PM says
Pauline Nandoo, 60, said she had been protesting about racism since the 1970s and the images of violence at the end of Saturday's protest had not deterred her.
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