A lawyer for George Floyd

A lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death".

Those gathered at Thursday's tribute stood in silence for eight minutes, 46 seconds, the quantity of your time Mr Floyd was imagined to get on the bottom under the control of police in Minneapolis.

Hundreds attended the service, which also heard a eulogy from civil rights activist RevAl Sharpton.

It was time to face up and say "get your knee off our necks", he said.

Mr Floyd's killing, which was captured on video, has caused outrage and sparked a wave of protests in cities across the US.

Meanwhile, a couple of blocks away, three cops charged with aiding and abetting Mr Floyd's murder made their introduction in court. Bail was set at $1m (£800,000) but would be lowered to $750,000 if they handed in any guns they owned and met other conditions, the judge said.

Derek Chauvin, the officer who continued to kneel on Mr Floyd's neck as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe, has been charged with second-degree murder and is because of appear in court on Monday.

The overwhelming majority of demonstrations over the past eight days are peaceful, but some have descended into violence and rioting, with curfews imposed during variety of cities.

What happened at the memorial?

Addressing Thursday's memorial service, lawyer Benjamin Crump said it had been "not the coronavirus pandemic that killed George Floyd".

"It was that other pandemic," he said. "The pandemic of racism and discrimination."

Members of Mr Floyd's family, the Reverend Jackson , Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey were among several hundred people at the service at North Central University in downtown Minneapolis.

Philonise Floyd, one among Mr Floyd's brothers, described how the family had been poor when he and Mr Floyd were young and had washed their clothes within the sink and dried them in the oven.

"It's crazy man, of these people came to work out my brother, it's amazing he touched numerous hearts," he said.

Reverend Al Sharpton meanwhile demanded accountability.

"We won't stop," he said, pertaining to protests that have taken place in every US state. "We're getting to keep going until we modify the entire system of justice."

In an emotional eulogy, he said Mr Floyd's story had echoed that of black people in America.

"What happened to Floyd happens each day during this country, in education, in health services and in every area of yank life. It's time for us to face up in George's name and say: get your knee off our necks," he said.

Further tributes are getting to be held at Mr Floyd's birthplace of North Carolina on Saturday, and in his hometown of Houston on Monday.