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| Ferguson shooting: Protests spread across US | Ferguson shooting: Protests spread across US |
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| A dozen US cities have seen new protests over the decision not to charge a white policeman who shot a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. | A dozen US cities have seen new protests over the decision not to charge a white policeman who shot a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. |
| Demonstrations from New York to Seattle were mostly peaceful but rioting broke out in Oakland, California. | Demonstrations from New York to Seattle were mostly peaceful but rioting broke out in Oakland, California. |
| There was some unrest in Ferguson itself, with police making 44 arrests, but the town did not see rioting on the scale of Monday night. | There was some unrest in Ferguson itself, with police making 44 arrests, but the town did not see rioting on the scale of Monday night. |
| The officer who killed Michael Brown there says he has a "clean conscience". | The officer who killed Michael Brown there says he has a "clean conscience". |
| Darren Wilson, who shot the 18-year-old on 9 August, told ABC News that in the struggle which preceded the shooting, he had felt "like a five-year-old holding on to [US wrestler] Hulk Hogan". | |
| Many in Ferguson's predominantly African-American community had called for the officer to be charged with murder, but the grand jury's decision means the police officer will not face state criminal charges over the shooting. | Many in Ferguson's predominantly African-American community had called for the officer to be charged with murder, but the grand jury's decision means the police officer will not face state criminal charges over the shooting. |
| Lawyers for Mr Brown's family denounced the grand jury's decision as "unfair" while condemning the violence that followed the decision. | Lawyers for Mr Brown's family denounced the grand jury's decision as "unfair" while condemning the violence that followed the decision. |
| Police cars attacked | Police cars attacked |
| St Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday had been "generally a much better night" in Ferguson, a town of 21,000 people. | St Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday had been "generally a much better night" in Ferguson, a town of 21,000 people. |
| Tear gas was fired just once, he said, when rioters smashed windows at the Ferguson town hall. There was only one report of shooting, he added, when a car was set alight. | Tear gas was fired just once, he said, when rioters smashed windows at the Ferguson town hall. There was only one report of shooting, he added, when a car was set alight. |
| Some 2,200 National Guard soldiers were deployed to assist police in keeping order in and around the town. | Some 2,200 National Guard soldiers were deployed to assist police in keeping order in and around the town. |
| Protests were reported in 12 cities: St Louis itself as well as Seattle, Albuquerque, New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Oakland, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Portland, Chicago and Boston. | Protests were reported in 12 cities: St Louis itself as well as Seattle, Albuquerque, New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Oakland, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Portland, Chicago and Boston. |
| In Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay area, rioters vandalised police cars and businesses in the centre during a second night of unrest in the port city of 406,000 people. | In Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay area, rioters vandalised police cars and businesses in the centre during a second night of unrest in the port city of 406,000 people. |
| Looting was reported in several locations, including a classic car dealership and a mobile phone store, while a main road was briefly blocked, the US broadcaster CBS reports. | Looting was reported in several locations, including a classic car dealership and a mobile phone store, while a main road was briefly blocked, the US broadcaster CBS reports. |
| On Monday night, 43 arrests were made in Oakland as police struggled to control a crowd of some 2,000 people. | On Monday night, 43 arrests were made in Oakland as police struggled to control a crowd of some 2,000 people. |
| At the scene: Joanna Jolly, BBC News, Ferguson | At the scene: Joanna Jolly, BBC News, Ferguson |
| There's been confrontation outside Ferguson town hall where a police vehicle was burnt earlier and tear gas still hangs in the air. There's a heavy police presence with several armoured cars and vehicles. | There's been confrontation outside Ferguson town hall where a police vehicle was burnt earlier and tear gas still hangs in the air. There's a heavy police presence with several armoured cars and vehicles. |
| There is tension as police try to move people from the area - officers are saying anyone standing in the street will be subject to arrest. Some are giving chase to people in the surrounding streets and tonight they have dogs with them. A police helicopter is hovering overhead with a spotlight. | There is tension as police try to move people from the area - officers are saying anyone standing in the street will be subject to arrest. Some are giving chase to people in the surrounding streets and tonight they have dogs with them. A police helicopter is hovering overhead with a spotlight. |
| Further along, police and the National Guard face off with an angry crowd in front of the Police Department. There are fewer protesters, but a larger media presence. The crowd is jittery and there is a sense there could be further clashes. | Further along, police and the National Guard face off with an angry crowd in front of the Police Department. There are fewer protesters, but a larger media presence. The crowd is jittery and there is a sense there could be further clashes. |
| In other incidents | In other incidents |
| Speaking from Chicago on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said there was "no excuse" for destructive behaviour and criminal acts of rioting, adding that those responsible should be prosecuted. | Speaking from Chicago on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said there was "no excuse" for destructive behaviour and criminal acts of rioting, adding that those responsible should be prosecuted. |
| The frustration seen by the grand jury's decision, he said, had "deep roots in many communities of colour who have a sense that our laws are not being enforced uniformly or fairly". | The frustration seen by the grand jury's decision, he said, had "deep roots in many communities of colour who have a sense that our laws are not being enforced uniformly or fairly". |
| He said he had ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to look at what steps could be taken to build trust in communities and make sure that "law enforcement is fair". | He said he had ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to look at what steps could be taken to build trust in communities and make sure that "law enforcement is fair". |
| Much of the debate since August has centred on whether Michael Brown was attempting to surrender to Darren Wilson when he was shot. | Much of the debate since August has centred on whether Michael Brown was attempting to surrender to Darren Wilson when he was shot. |
| Speaking to ABC News in his first public comments, Mr Wilson said there was nothing he could have done differently. | Speaking to ABC News in his first public comments, Mr Wilson said there was nothing he could have done differently. |
| "The reason I have a clean conscience is because I know I did my job right," he said. | "The reason I have a clean conscience is because I know I did my job right," he said. |
| He denied witness statements that Mr Brown had put his hands up, insisting race had played no part in the confrontation. | He denied witness statements that Mr Brown had put his hands up, insisting race had played no part in the confrontation. |
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