
Atlanta police shooting of black man condemned
Rayshard Brooks shooting: Use of deadly force by Atlanta police condemned
A white policeman accused of shooting dead a fleeing black suspect in the US city of Atlanta has been sacked after a night of unrest over the killing. Another officer involved has been put on leave, and the city's police chief has resigned.
Also in the programme: The head of the World Trade Organisation on changing the rules on state aid because of China's growing power; and the families in northern Italy taking legal action to find out why so many people there
died of Covid-19.
(Photo: A protester stands outside of a Wendy"s restaurant which was destroyed after a black man shot and killed during incident with the Atlanta Police Department on Friday. Credit: EPA)
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