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| Missouri governor criticises Ferguson police over CCTV | Missouri governor criticises Ferguson police over CCTV |
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| Missouri governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows shooting victim Michael Brown stealing. | Missouri governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows shooting victim Michael Brown stealing. |
| He said the release of the footage nearly a week after a policeman shot Mr Brown in Ferguson, St Louis, "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man. | |
| "It made emotions raw," Mr Nixon told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday. | "It made emotions raw," Mr Nixon told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday. |
| US Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal post-mortem on the black teenager's body. | |
| Riot police used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse protesters overnight as they defied a curfew in Ferguson. | |
| The killing of Mr Brown by a white policeman in a street on 9 August has inflamed racial tensions in the largely black suburb. | The killing of Mr Brown by a white policeman in a street on 9 August has inflamed racial tensions in the largely black suburb. |
| It caused dismay across the US, with peaceful nationwide vigils held on Thursday night, while images of riot police deployed in an American city suburb have made headlines worldwide. | It caused dismay across the US, with peaceful nationwide vigils held on Thursday night, while images of riot police deployed in an American city suburb have made headlines worldwide. |
| 'Gunned down' | 'Gunned down' |
| The video "appeared to cast aspersions on a young man that was gunned down in the street", said Governor Nixon. | The video "appeared to cast aspersions on a young man that was gunned down in the street", said Governor Nixon. |
| On Saturday, he declared a five-hour curfew to run from midnight (05:00 GMT), a day after looters targeted stores in Ferguson. | On Saturday, he declared a five-hour curfew to run from midnight (05:00 GMT), a day after looters targeted stores in Ferguson. |
| He vowed he would not allow a handful of looters to endanger the community. | He vowed he would not allow a handful of looters to endanger the community. |
| "This is a test," he said. "The eyes of the world are watching. We cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many." | "This is a test," he said. "The eyes of the world are watching. We cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many." |
| Seven arrests were made as police used smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse a crowd of about 150 in Ferguson, after being called to the scene of a disturbance at a restaurant after the curfew started. | Seven arrests were made as police used smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse a crowd of about 150 in Ferguson, after being called to the scene of a disturbance at a restaurant after the curfew started. |
| A police car reportedly came under fire and a person was hurt in an apparently unrelated shooting in the same area. | A police car reportedly came under fire and a person was hurt in an apparently unrelated shooting in the same area. |
| As police were nearing the restaurant, a man with a handgun went into the street but ran away, AP news agency reports. | As police were nearing the restaurant, a man with a handgun went into the street but ran away, AP news agency reports. |
| Someone also shot at a police car but it was not clear if it had been hit. | Someone also shot at a police car but it was not clear if it had been hit. |
| In the same area, a person was shot and critically wounded and police were searching for the attacker. | In the same area, a person was shot and critically wounded and police were searching for the attacker. |
| Demonstrators complained that the curfew would make matters worse. | Demonstrators complained that the curfew would make matters worse. |
| Jayson Ross, who was leading the protesters toward the police before tear gas was fired, was quoted as saying by AP: "They got guns. We got guns. We are ready." | Jayson Ross, who was leading the protesters toward the police before tear gas was fired, was quoted as saying by AP: "They got guns. We got guns. We are ready." |
| Local politician Antonio French, who was with the protesters, tweeted to say: "Too many young men talking about they're ready to die tonight." | Local politician Antonio French, who was with the protesters, tweeted to say: "Too many young men talking about they're ready to die tonight." |
| Veteran policeman | Veteran policeman |
| The US justice department is investigating the shooting of Mr Brown, with 40 FBI agents dispatched to Ferguson to gather information. | The US justice department is investigating the shooting of Mr Brown, with 40 FBI agents dispatched to Ferguson to gather information. |
| The justice department said on Sunday that Mr Holder had ordered a federal post-mortem examination at the request of Mr Brown's family, in addition to a Missouri state autopsy. | The justice department said on Sunday that Mr Holder had ordered a federal post-mortem examination at the request of Mr Brown's family, in addition to a Missouri state autopsy. |
| A preliminary autopsy by the St Louis County Medical Examiner's office on the day after Mr Brown's death found he had been shot, police said, without disclosing how many times. | |
| Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson revealed on Friday that the officer who shot Mr Brown was Darren Wilson, a six-year police veteran with no previous complaints against him. | Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson revealed on Friday that the officer who shot Mr Brown was Darren Wilson, a six-year police veteran with no previous complaints against him. |
| Mr Wilson has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting. | Mr Wilson has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting. |
| Commenting on the CCTV footage that was released, Chief Jackson said that Mr Wilson had not known Mr Brown was a robbery suspect. | Commenting on the CCTV footage that was released, Chief Jackson said that Mr Wilson had not known Mr Brown was a robbery suspect. |
| The policeman had reportedly stopped the teenager for walking in the street, disrupting traffic. | The policeman had reportedly stopped the teenager for walking in the street, disrupting traffic. |
| Mr Brown's family condemned the release of the footage as a police attempt to "justify the execution-style murder". | Mr Brown's family condemned the release of the footage as a police attempt to "justify the execution-style murder". |
| Are you a resident of Ferguson? What do you think of the curfew? Email your views and experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Ferguson curfew' in the subject heading and including your contact details. | Are you a resident of Ferguson? What do you think of the curfew? Email your views and experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Ferguson curfew' in the subject heading and including your contact details. |
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