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Demonstrators at Washington Square Park raise signs calling for justice after the death of Tyre Nichols.

黑人男子遭警察毆打致死，美國多地爆發抗議。 Source: AAP / Yuki Iwamura/AP

Demonstrations have erupted in several US cities after police released video of five Black Memphis Police officers beating to death an unarmed Black man, Tyre Nichols.

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Demonstrations have erupted in several US cities after police released video of five Black Memphis Police officers beating to death an unarmed Black man, Tyre Nichols.

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