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            Ferguson Again Gripped by Chaos after Peaceful Protests

   by VOA News

   The town of Ferguson, Missouri has again turned chaotic after
   relatively peaceful protests linked to the shooting death of an unarmed
   black teenager by a white police officer.

   Following non-violent demonstrations, turmoil surfaced early Wednesday
   after water bottles were apparently thrown in the direction of police.

   Police moved in to calm the situation and ordered the protesters to
   immediately disperse. Television footage showed two men being led away
   in handcuffs.

   The developments follow a night of violent protests during which police
   arrested 78 people, including several journalists.

   Ferguson, a community populated mainly by blacks, has been hit by
   street protests punctuated by looting and clashes with police every
   night since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed on August 9.

   A grand jury is expected to begin hearing evidence in the case on
   Wednesday.

   On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promised the people of
   Ferguson a "full, fair and independent" investigation into the shooting
   of Brown. Holder will be in the St. Louis suburb Wednesday to meet with
   community leaders, FBI investigators and federal civil rights
   officials.

   In a videotaped message Tuesday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said a
   "vigorous prosecution" must now be pursued.  He called for justice for
   Brown's family.

   At the time of his death, Brown was suspected of shoplifting and
   roughing up a storekeeper.  Authorities, however, say the officer,
   Darren Wilson, did not know that Brown was a robbery suspect.

   An autopsy shows Brown was shot six times, including twice in the head.

   A Brown family attorney says the unarmed teen was trying to surrender
   to police when he was shot.

   Also Tuesday, police in St. Louis, near Ferguson, shot dead a black man
   armed with a knife.  Police say the suspect stole merchandise from a
   food store.  He apparently challenged officers to shoot him and
   approached them with a knife.  Police fired when he refused to drop it.
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