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The Metropolitan Police has suspended an officer on Friday pending an investigation after video footage emerged of him kneeling on the side of a black suspect's head and neck.

London and other major cities have witnessed large Black Lives Matter protests inspired by racial justice following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.

The suspect in the video was arrested on Thursday evening on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon, following reports of a fight, and remains in police custody, police said.

The video footage, widely shared on social media, showed one police officer, who was white, appearing to kneel on the suspect's head and neck, while another officer of east Asian ethnicity assisted in the restraint.

The officer stopped kneeling on the suspect after the suspect said "Get off my neck", and the suspect was later shown sitting up and speaking with the officers.

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