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Gladbach striker Thuram takes a knee after scoring in Bundesliga amid ongoing protests in U.S.

Marcus Thuram offered his support amid the ongoing protests in the United States as the Borussia Monchengladbach striker got down on one knee in a nod to the fight against police brutality and racism.

The U.S. has seen protests spark across the country in the aftermath of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in Minneapolis and Louisville, respectively. Both Floyd and Taylor, who were African-American, were killed by police, becoming the latest killings in a country that has seen a number of similar incidents in recent years.

In addition to the killings of Floyd and Taylor, America is also reeling from the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia on February 28.