Hundreds of people are marching through London in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Traffic was brought to a standstill in Oxford Street as people filled the famous shopping street while chanting "hands up, don't shoot" and "black lives matter".
It comes after US police officers killed Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile, 32, in St Paul, Minnesota.
Five officers were shot dead in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, in a reprisal attack.
One protester, called Jesse, said: "This is the first protest I've ever been to. I'm not much of a protesting type.
Hundreds of demonstrators protested in Brixton, London, on Saturday
"But on social media we're seeing guys dying - how can this be a thing? We need justice.
"I want to be a part of the movement, I'm here to stand with the people in America."
His friend Toby said: "We didn't think this would happen in our lifetimes. We thought this was something our parents told us about."
Sky's Tom Parmenter said: "One of the striking things is how connected this all is, people on their smartphones sharing photos and videos of this protest around the world.
"They've seen what's happened in Dallas this week and that has prompted lots of people to be here in Oxford Street this afternoon to make some familiar points - and they are determined to be heard."
He said the protest, which started at the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, was "noisy by well-natured".
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