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| US embassy marchers condemn Ferguson shooting | US embassy marchers condemn Ferguson shooting |
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| Hundreds of people have taken part in a demonstration outside the US embassy in London condemning the decision not to charge a police officer with shooting Missouri teenager Michael Brown. | Hundreds of people have taken part in a demonstration outside the US embassy in London condemning the decision not to charge a police officer with shooting Missouri teenager Michael Brown. |
| Protesters observed a minute's silence before marching down Oxford Street. | Protesters observed a minute's silence before marching down Oxford Street. |
| They were joined by Carole Duggan, whose nephew Mark was shot dead by a Met police officer in 2011. | They were joined by Carole Duggan, whose nephew Mark was shot dead by a Met police officer in 2011. |
| She told the crowd "we know the pain of losing somebody at the hands of the police". | She told the crowd "we know the pain of losing somebody at the hands of the police". |
| She told them they were sending a message to the family of Michael Brown. | She told them they were sending a message to the family of Michael Brown. |
| "That is why we stand in solidarity with the community of Ferguson. I feel they are very strong and brave people." | "That is why we stand in solidarity with the community of Ferguson. I feel they are very strong and brave people." |
| She went on: "They've come to a point in Ferguson where there is no turning back. | She went on: "They've come to a point in Ferguson where there is no turning back. |
| "They have to carry on fighting. They have to see this through. We have to stand behind them because you know what happens there will eventually happen here." | |
| The US Embassy protest was organised by campaign groups Stand Up To Racism and London Black Revolutionaries, according to the Press Association. | |
| It follows the decision not to charge white police officer Darren Wilson with the death of Michael Brown who was shot dead on 9 August in Ferguson. | It follows the decision not to charge white police officer Darren Wilson with the death of Michael Brown who was shot dead on 9 August in Ferguson. |
| In London, protesters held placards which read "Jail racist cops" and chanted "Killer police off our streets". | In London, protesters held placards which read "Jail racist cops" and chanted "Killer police off our streets". |
| After marching down Europe's busiest shopping street, they gathered again in Parliament Square. | |
| The sister of Sean Rigg, who died at Brixton police station in 2008, was also at the rally. | The sister of Sean Rigg, who died at Brixton police station in 2008, was also at the rally. |
| Marcia Rigg said: "Burning and looting - we don't condone these acts - but I for one, and I'm sure people around the world, understand the frustration and anger that the people are feeling when our loved ones are murdered on the streets." | Marcia Rigg said: "Burning and looting - we don't condone these acts - but I for one, and I'm sure people around the world, understand the frustration and anger that the people are feeling when our loved ones are murdered on the streets." |