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Curfew in riot-hit Missouri suburb Missouri governor declares curfew in riot-hit Ferguson
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Missouri's governor has declared a state of emergency in the St Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot dead by police last week. The governor of the US state of Missouri has declared a state of emergency in the St Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot dead by police last week.
Jay Nixon has also imposed a curfew in Ferguson in response to looting on Friday after several days of clashes between local police and protesters. Jay Nixon also said a curfew would run from midnight local time (05:00 GMT) until 05:00 (10:00 GMT) in Ferguson.
The move comes after a week of violent clashes between heavily armed local police and protesters.
Robbery suspect Michael Brown, 18, was shot dead by police on 9 August.
Governor Nixon said that although many protesters were making themselves heard peacefully, he would not allow a handful of looters to endanger the community.
"We must first have and maintain peace. This is a test. The eyes of the world are watching," Mr Nixon said. "We cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many."
On Friday, police released CCTV footage that it said showed Mr Brown stealing from a convenience store and intimidating its owner.
His family said they were "beyond outraged" by the video, criticising what they said was a police attempt to "justify the execution-style murder".
Police later said that the officer who shot Mr Brown did not know he was a robbery suspect.