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Thousands in Australia defy bans at Black Lives Matter protests

Demonstrators march to the Parliament House during a Black Lives Matter protest in Canberra, Australia, June 5, 2020 in this picture grab from a social media video. [Reuters]

Thousands of Australians gathered in protests on Saturday embracing the cause of US protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody, defying bans and police warnings that fines will be issued for breaching social-distancing rules.

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