Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests continue in South Florida

Black Lives Matter protesters meet outside Miami-Dade County Courthouse Friday afternoon in downtown Miami. (SKY10)

MIAMI, Fla. – Black Lives Matter protesters met in areas of Miami-Dade and Broward counties to protest on Friday afternoon.

Dozens met in downtown Miami at the Torch of Friendship monument in Biscayne Park and a group of Parkland students met in Coral Springs.

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Protesters meat Friday afternoon at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. (SKY 10)

Officers warned the protests’ marches in both areas were going to cause "significant interruptions to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and business operations."

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There were also protests in Weston public library, at Broward College, at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale and at the Broward Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.

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