{Common Dreams Online} – Amid heightened tensions and fears for security after deadly Dallas sniper ambush, Black Lives Matter protests against police violence took to the streets in major American cities and the UK
From Phoenix, Arizona, to Rochester, New York, the cry was the same: “Black lives matter!”
Massive demonstrations responding to the recent fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile took place in Phoenix, New York City, Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, and Rochester late Saturday evening.
On Sunday, protests took place across the pond in the UK in London, Brixton, and Bristol.
In the U.S., these latest protests occurred amid heightened tensions and fears for security after a lone gunman shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven people at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday.
The majority of the demonstrations on Saturday were reportedly peaceful, although there were reported clashes with police and widespread arrests in Rochester, New York, and St. Paul, Minnesota.
