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Ferguson protests reach Turkey as Besiktas fans hold up Michael Brown 'don't shoot' tribute during Arsenal match | Ferguson protests reach Turkey as Besiktas fans hold up Michael Brown 'don't shoot' tribute during Arsenal match |
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The protests in Ferguson over the killing of Michael Brown have caught the attention of people across the world, as fans at a UEFA Champion League football match between Arsenal and Besiktas in Turkey demonstrated with their "Don’t shoot" placard. | The protests in Ferguson over the killing of Michael Brown have caught the attention of people across the world, as fans at a UEFA Champion League football match between Arsenal and Besiktas in Turkey demonstrated with their "Don’t shoot" placard. |
Witnesses say Brown was shot with his hands in the air in surrender, while police claim officer Darren Wilson shot him during an altercation. | |
Besiktas fans at the Istanbul match paid tribute to witness accounts that Brown was in a position of surrender at the time he was killed, holding up a sign showing a person with their hands in the air and the quotes “No racism” and “#RIP Mike Brown”. | Besiktas fans at the Istanbul match paid tribute to witness accounts that Brown was in a position of surrender at the time he was killed, holding up a sign showing a person with their hands in the air and the quotes “No racism” and “#RIP Mike Brown”. |
Street protests in the predominantly African-American community of 21,000 people in Ferguson have been punctuated by looting, vandalism and clashes between demonstrators and police every night since the unarmed 18-year-old was killed by a white police officer. | Street protests in the predominantly African-American community of 21,000 people in Ferguson have been punctuated by looting, vandalism and clashes between demonstrators and police every night since the unarmed 18-year-old was killed by a white police officer. |
The Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, has responded to protests with increasingly severe measures, first employing a state of emergency in Ferguson before deploying the National Guard to the area. | The Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, has responded to protests with increasingly severe measures, first employing a state of emergency in Ferguson before deploying the National Guard to the area. |
Authorities have also fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, angering demonstrators. | Authorities have also fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, angering demonstrators. |
Dozens of people have been arrested and a second young black man was shot dead by two police officers on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old man from St Louis has not yet been named by police. | Dozens of people have been arrested and a second young black man was shot dead by two police officers on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old man from St Louis has not yet been named by police. |
The St Louis county prosecutor’s office is expected to present evidence against officer Wilson to a grand jury on Wednesday. | The St Louis county prosecutor’s office is expected to present evidence against officer Wilson to a grand jury on Wednesday. |
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