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Riots in Ferguson continue

Tuesday 19 August 2014 10:33 BST

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A woman, who declined to give her name, joins several hundred others in Oakland, Calif. during a protest against the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo

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Local resident, 9-year-old Ciara Hampton places roses along West Florissant Street as residents called for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri

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Two protesters sit with their faces covered during a peaceful protest takes place on a street in Ferguson, Missouri. Police lowered their profile and refrained from using tear gas, to allow a more orderly night of protests in this St Louis suburb, 10 days after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager

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Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

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Police arrest a demonstrator protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

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People join hands during a protest in Ferguson

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Masked protesters pose in the 'Hands up, don't shoot' position: a paraphrase of the alleged last words of Michael Brown before he was shot and killed by a police officer

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Demonstrators attend a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri. Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest

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Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest in a Missouri town where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, just hours after President Barack Obama called for calm

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Police officers tell protesters to move away in another night of protests over the death of teenager Michael Brown

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Demonstrators attend a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri. Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest

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A demonstrator is held by a police officer as he reacts to tear gas thrown to disperse the riots in Ferguson

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Demonstrators gesture during a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri

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Law enforcement officers stand guard during a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson

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Police officers tell protesters to move away in another night of protests over the death of teenager Michael Brown

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Demonstrators hold up roses while protesting the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

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Demonstrators protesting over the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown yell at Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ronald Johnson (not pictured) in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family's continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death

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Police officers setup to push protesters to disperse during a protest by using tear gas on West Florissant Road in Ferguson, Missouri. Riot police hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, wracked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager

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A sign left behind after a protest on West Florissant Road in Ferguson, over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager

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A woman has her face doused with water after being tear gassed by police as she was protesting Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri

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Protestors demonstrate in Ferguson over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager on 9 August

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Police sit on an armoured vehicle as they hold a line against demonstrators who continue to protest over the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

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A protester carries an image of Libra - a symbol of equality - during protests in Ferguson. Riot police hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb wracked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager on August 9

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Protestors demonstrate in Ferguson. The Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, has criticised police in the town of Ferguson for their 'over-militarised' response to protests following the death last week of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white officer

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Protests in Ferguson: Riot police hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb wracked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager

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A man protesting Michael Brown's murder walks away from tear gas released by police in Ferguson, Missouri

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People take refuge from tear gas during riots in Ferguson, Missouri, over the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

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Police officers stand guard during riots in Ferguson, the St Louis suburb wracked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager on 9 August

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A woman has her face doused with water after being tear gassed by police as she was protesting Michael Brown's murder August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri

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Demonstrators protesting the death of Michael Brown walk past tear gas released by police in Ferguson

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