Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Ferguson: 31 arrested as huge show of force fails to quell unrest

Police in Ferguson
 Police in Ferguson, Missouri, during clashes with demonstrators on Monday night. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Police arrested 31 as they clashed with protesters in another night of gunfire, teargas and chaos in Ferguson 10 days after the shooting of an unarmed teenager ignited an uproar over race in America.
A massive show of force by riot police and newly arrived national guard units failed to quell agitators who fired gunshots and threw Molotov cocktails on Monday night and early on Tuesday morning.
Missouri national guard troops entered the protest zone and police ordered the media to leave as officers in armoured vehicles fired teargas and stun grenades and engaged with gunmen.
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