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| Ferguson riots: The most powerful images to emerge from protests over Michael Brown killing | Ferguson riots: The most powerful images to emerge from protests over Michael Brown killing |
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| Whole swathes of Ferguson, Missouri have gone up in flames as rioters and police officers engage in violent clashes. | Whole swathes of Ferguson, Missouri have gone up in flames as rioters and police officers engage in violent clashes. |
| They are the most vociferous of the protests taking place across the US against a grand jury decision not to indict the killer of black teenager Michael Brown. | They are the most vociferous of the protests taking place across the US against a grand jury decision not to indict the killer of black teenager Michael Brown. |
| Prosecutor Bob McCulloch issued a statement saying police officer Darren Wilson had been found to have acted within the law and in keeping with his training. | Prosecutor Bob McCulloch issued a statement saying police officer Darren Wilson had been found to have acted within the law and in keeping with his training. |
| But demonstrators have said Brown was unarmed and had his hands up - and that the shooting and last night's decision come as the latest examples of racial inequality in the city. | But demonstrators have said Brown was unarmed and had his hands up - and that the shooting and last night's decision come as the latest examples of racial inequality in the city. |
| Questions have been raised as to why officials waited until 8pm, when night had fallen, for the verdict on Wilson's fate to be announced. | Questions have been raised as to why officials waited until 8pm, when night had fallen, for the verdict on Wilson's fate to be announced. |
| And coming one month before Christmas and in the week of Thanksgiving, the riots are playing out before a backdrop geared towards celebrations and togetherness. | And coming one month before Christmas and in the week of Thanksgiving, the riots are playing out before a backdrop geared towards celebrations and togetherness. |
| The outpouring of anger has resulted in some extraordinary images. | The outpouring of anger has resulted in some extraordinary images. |
| One of the most powerful was the following, showing armed police formed up in a line across the street under a banner wishing people a happy holiday: | One of the most powerful was the following, showing armed police formed up in a line across the street under a banner wishing people a happy holiday: |
| Credit: Reuters | Credit: Reuters |
| In this image, a demonstrator steps on a graffiti-sprayed American flag during a protest in Oakland, California following the grand jury decision in Ferguson: | In this image, a demonstrator steps on a graffiti-sprayed American flag during a protest in Oakland, California following the grand jury decision in Ferguson: |
| Credit: Reuters | Credit: Reuters |
| Here, NBC News captures what many are calling a 'Tiananmen Square moment' for Ferguson, with a lone man apparently standing up to a row of police vehicles: | Here, NBC News captures what many are calling a 'Tiananmen Square moment' for Ferguson, with a lone man apparently standing up to a row of police vehicles: |
| Credit: NBC | Credit: NBC |
| A protester stands with his hands on his head as a cloud of tear gas approaches: | A protester stands with his hands on his head as a cloud of tear gas approaches: |
| Credit: Reuters | Credit: Reuters |
| The Independent's Tim Walker captured this image from the ground as a man stands in front of a burning AutoZone branch in Ferguson: | The Independent's Tim Walker captured this image from the ground as a man stands in front of a burning AutoZone branch in Ferguson: |
| Credit: Tim Walker in Ferguson | Credit: Tim Walker in Ferguson |
| Protesters stage a peaceful demonstration in front of the White House in Washington as Barack Obama issues a call for calm within: | Protesters stage a peaceful demonstration in front of the White House in Washington as Barack Obama issues a call for calm within: |
| Credit: Reuters | Credit: Reuters |
| A woman gets water poured on her face after police pepper-sprayed demonstrators attempting to stop traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle: | A woman gets water poured on her face after police pepper-sprayed demonstrators attempting to stop traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle: |
| Credit: Reuters | Credit: Reuters |
| For latest coverage of the ongoing protests, click here. | For latest coverage of the ongoing protests, click here. |
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