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Police officer shot in strife-torn US town of Ferguson, Missouri, but condition unclear A police officer has been shot in the strife-torn US town of Ferguson, Missouri, but the officer's condition is unclear, St Louis police say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The officer was shot in the arm, according to local broadcaster KSDK, but the circumstances are not known.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis, has suffered outbreaks of violence since the shooting dead of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown on 9 August.
He was shot by white policeman Darren Wilson, leading to protests.