Sculpture of George Floyd vandalized in New York City
By AFP
06 October 2021 |
1:23 pm
A man on a skateboard throws paint on a bronze sculpture of George Floyd in New York's Union Square on Sunday, as showed in surveillance footage published by New York City Police Department.
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