"US, Largest Crowd Expected at Weekend Protest... Shift from Violence to Peaceful Atmosphere"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Large-scale protests triggered by the death of Black man George Floyd have continued for the 12th day in the United States, as well as in the UK, France, Australia, and other countries. On the 6th (local time), the AP News reported that the largest number of people are expected to participate in the protests in a single day. The protests were carried out relatively peacefully.

According to reports, thousands of protesters gathered in Washington DC that day. The protesters filled the areas around the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture near the National Mall. Near Lafayette Square and various streets close to the White House, Black youths played lively music through speakers to encourage the protesters.

Civil and human rights organizations that organized the protests distributed snacks and water bottles to citizens for free at street tables, and the protesters marched relatively peacefully in front of the White House. AP reported, "The protests were violent in the early stages after Floyd's death, but since then, the atmosphere among protesters in the U.S. has become calmer."

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Washington DC security authorities estimated that about 200,000 people would gather for the protest that day and banned vehicle traffic on most city streets from 6 a.m. The National Guard announced that approximately 43,300 troops would assist police in responding to protests in Washington DC and 34 other states.

On the same day, in the small town of Lefferd in North Carolina, Floyd's second memorial service was held following the first memorial service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the 4th. Lefferd is Floyd's birthplace. The golden coffin containing Floyd's body arrived in Lefferd that day. The memorial service was held privately, but many mourners gathered near the Cape Fear Center where the service took place.

The protests that day took place in major cities across the United States, including New York, Los Angeles (LA), Chicago, and Philadelphia, as well as in major cities around the world such as London in the UK, Paris in France, and Sydney in Australia. In London, thousands of protesters gathered at Parliament Square, knelt in the rain to mourn Floyd, and then marched. In Paris, despite a large-scale police ban on protests, hundreds gathered at Place de la Concorde to demonstrate.

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