Thousands have flocked to Holyrood Park in Edinburgh today to show their support for action against racism in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Pictures show masked demonstrators gathering in their numbers holding signs saying anti-racist slogans including: “Black Lives Matter”, “White Science Is Violence” and “I can’t breathe.” The event comes as protests grip countries word wide in response to Floyd’s death on May 25.

. George Floyd protest
Protests gather in the Capital today in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by US police officer on May 25 in Minneapolis | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

. 'Black people can't breathe'
Demonstrators have gathered in Holyrood Park in their numbers to show their support for action against racism as protests take hold of countries worldwide | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

. Masks on at all times
Due to the ongoing pandemic, those taking part in the protest have been asked to keep at a 2m distance and to keep a mask on at all times during the demonstration | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

. Thousands expected
Thousands are expected to join throughout the day from across the country to show their support for action against racism | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

1. 'Black people can't breathe'
Demonstrators have gathered in Holyrood Park in their numbers to show their support for action against racism as protests take hold of countries worldwide | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

2. Masks on at all times
Due to the ongoing pandemic, those taking part in the protest have been asked to keep at a 2m distance and to keep a mask on at all times during the demonstration | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

3. Thousands expected
Thousands are expected to join throughout the day from across the country to show their support for action against racism | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media

4. Response to protest in US
Today's Black Lives Matter protest in Edinburgh comes in response to weeks of demonstrations taking hold of states across the US following the death of George Floyd | JPIMedia Photo: Lisa Ferguson/JPI Media