PHOTO PACKAGE: Statues Are Boarded Up In London Amid Fears Of Protesters Clashes

June 13, 2020

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Authorities in London boarded up memorials including a statue of British wartime leader Winston Churchill on Friday amid fears of clashes between anti-racism protesters and far-right groups. All over the world, statues of controversial people are being toppled in protest of racism.

A Black Lives Matter group in London called off a demonstration planned for June 13, saying the presence of the counter-protesters would make it unsafe.

(12 PHOTOS from Reuters, AP, AFP, EPA-EFE)

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6 A protester stands by the Winston Churchill statue ahead of a possible Black lives matter demonstration in London, Britain, 13 June 2020. Protesters gathered to express their feelings in regard to the death of 46 year old George Floyd while in police custody.

7 Workers assemble scaffolding around the Equestrian Statue of Charles I at Charing Cross, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, London, Britain, June 12, 2020.

8 A workman constructs a barrier around the statue of Sir Robert Clayton, who had links to the slave trade, at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital in London on June 12, 2020.

9 A statue of Thomas Guy is being boarded up at Guys Hospital in London, Britain, 12 June 2020. Thomas Guy founded Guys hospital and made his fortune from business involving selling slaves.

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PHOTO PACKAGE: Statues Are Boarded Up In London Amid Fears Of Protesters Clashes