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        More Unrest in Wake of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teenager

   by VOA News

   Tensions are rising between police and residents in Ferguson, Missouri,
   a suburb of St. Louis, where an unarmed black teenager was shot and
   killed by a police officer.

   Police in riot gear fired tear gas and smoke bombs late Wednesday night
   at hundreds of residents who were protesting for a fourth consecutive
   night in the predominantly-black community.

   The community of 21,000 residents has been on edge since the death of
   18-year-old Michael Brown last Saturday. Ferguson police officials say
   Brown was killed after fighting with the policeman in his car, but
   witnesses say the teenager was shot multiple times as he and a friend
   were walking from a store and that his hands were raised to show he was
   surrendering.

   The demonstrations have turned violent, with some protesters
   vandalizing and looting stores. Police officials have responded by
   deploying heavily-armed officers in military-style vehicles throughout
   the community, a sight that has worsened relations between residents
   and Ferguson's mostly white political leadership.

   The unrest has prompted school officials in Ferguson to delay the
   opening of the official school year from Thursday until next Monday.

   Hours before Wednesday's tear gassing, two reporters working in
   Ferguson -- Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and The Huffington
   Post's Ryan J. Reilly -- were arrested while sitting in a fast-food
   restaurant.  Both reporters say police dressed in riot gear and
   carrying assault weapons entered the restaurant and ordered the patrons
   to leave.  Lowery and Reilly took photos and videos of the incident on
   their cellphones and posted them on Twitter.

   Both men were later released from custody without being charged.

   The FBI has opened an investigation into the shooting to determine if
   Brown's civil rights were violated.  Witnesses say the officer who shot
   Brown was white, but authorities have not disclosed his race or
   identity. The officer is now on administrative leave.

   President Barack Obama released a statement Tuesday offering his
   condolences to Brown's family. He urged residents to comfort each other
   "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds."
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