UK: Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after shooting
24 May 2021 |
3:12 pm
Activist Sasha Johnson was seriously wounded in a shooting in London, her political party has said, adding that she has recieved death threats. British police said there is no evidence so far of a targeted attack.
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