ISTANBUL, June 4 (Xinhua) -- A group of people on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the United States Consulate in Istanbul over the killing of an unarmed black man in the U.S. last week.

The crowd gathered outside the compound located in the Sariyer district on the European side of the city to denounce the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25.

Raising banners with Floyd's last words "I can't breathe" and photos showing the police choking him to death after forcing him to the ground, the group chanted slogans against the police violence.

The protesters, mostly members of several leftist groups, said that they are standing in international solidarity with Floyd and others who have been murdered by police.

Istanbul police were seen taking security measures in the area. Enditem

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