Friday 22 August 2014

Governor stands down National Guard in US riot town

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Governor stands down National Guard in US riot town
Ferguson, United States (AFP) Aug 21, 2014 - The governor of the US state of Missouri on Thursday ordered National Guard troops to withdraw from a town gripped by nearly two weeks of protests over a police shooting. Governor Jay Nixon said the soldiers were no longer needed and that state police would handle security in Ferguson, a St Louis suburb where on August 9 a local officer killed an unarmed black teenager. The deployment of ... more


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