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| Overnight curfew continues in tense St Louis suburb | Overnight curfew continues in tense St Louis suburb |
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| Police have fired tear gas and issued warnings for crowds to disperse before a curfew starts for a second night in Ferguson in the US state of Missouri, | |
| It will be in force from midnight (05:00 GMT) to 05:00 (10:00 GMT). | It will be in force from midnight (05:00 GMT) to 05:00 (10:00 GMT). |
| Police wearing body armour and gas masks said "aggressors" in a crowd of several hundred protesters were advancing on a police command post. | |
| The suburb of St Louis has been tense for more than week, since police shot dead a black teenager, Michael Brown. | |
| US Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal post-mortem on the body of Michael Brown, 18, to take place "as soon as possible". | US Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal post-mortem on the body of Michael Brown, 18, to take place "as soon as possible". |
| Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows Michael Brown stealing some hours before he was shot. | Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows Michael Brown stealing some hours before he was shot. |
| He said the release of the footage "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man, who was not stopped by police on suspicion of robbery when he was shot. | He said the release of the footage "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man, who was not stopped by police on suspicion of robbery when he was shot. |
| "It made emotions raw," Mr Nixon told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday. | "It made emotions raw," Mr Nixon told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday. |
| 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. |
| Seven arrests were made on Saturday night 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 on Saturday night 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. |
| Demonstrators complained that the curfew would make matters worse. | Demonstrators complained that the curfew would make matters worse. |
| Autopsy moves | Autopsy moves |
| 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. | 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. |
| Earlier, the lawyer for the dead teenager's family, Anthony Gray, announced that it had hired one of America's most famous forensic pathologists, Michael Baden, to conduct an independent examination. | Earlier, the lawyer for the dead teenager's family, Anthony Gray, announced that it had hired one of America's most famous forensic pathologists, Michael Baden, to conduct an independent examination. |
| Mr Baden, 80, has worked on investigations into the deaths of such public figures as President John F Kennedy, the punk star Sid Vicious and the family of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, according to a profile on Fox News, where he works as a TV host. | Mr Baden, 80, has worked on investigations into the deaths of such public figures as President John F Kennedy, the punk star Sid Vicious and the family of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, according to a profile on Fox News, where he works as a TV host. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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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