Australia: Brisbane, Townsville demos in wake of Floyd death

Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on Saturday proceeded mostly peacefully as thousands of demonstrators hored memory of George Floyd and protested deaths of indigeus Australians in custody.

In Brisbane, Queensland state capital, organizers said about 30,000 people gared, forcing police to close down two major streets.

rally appeared orderly as police handed out masks to protesters and or officials provided hand sanitizer.

large crowd later marched to a local police precinct, some chanting " justice, peace".

Elsewhere in Queensland, hundreds gared in Toowoomba and Townsville to protest.

Floyd, a black man, died in handcuffs while a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck even after he pleed for air and stopped moving.