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A week after Freddie Gray’s death, protests in his name turned into chaos in the centre of Baltimore.
Around 2,000 demonstrators had marched to City Hall in a show of solidarity with the family of Mr Gray, who died of a spinal cord injury sustained while in police custody.
After the march, violence has erupted, with a group of protesters turning against police, throwing bottles and rocks at officers and smashing the windows of cars and local businesses.
Many buildings and police cars were set on fire with widespread rioting, arson and looting.
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