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     Protesters, Police Clash Following Shooting Death of Black Teen in US

   by VOA News

   Protesters and police clashed late Sunday in Ferguson, Missouri, with
   tensions rising again following the shooting death of an unarmed black
   teenager by a white police officer.

   Police in body armor, gas masks and marching with armored vehicles
   fired tear gas in efforts to disperse a mob of mostly young people who
   tried marching toward them.

   Police say protesters were encroaching on a security command post.

   CNN quoted witnesses who said protesters threw firebombs and fired
   shots at police officers.

   The police are preparing to enforce a curfew for the second straight
   night.  The curfew begins at midnight local time and runs until 5 a.m.

   Violent protests and looting in Ferguson have followed the August 9
   death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

   Late Sunday, The New York Times reported that preliminary results from
   a private autopsy showed Michael Brown was shot at least six times,
   including twice in the head.

   The Times said the pathologist who performed the autopsy found one of
   the bullets entered the top of Brown's skull, suggesting his head was
   bent forward when it struck him and caused a fatal injury. The
   pathologist said that could be because Brown was giving up, or because
   he was charging at the officer.

   Brown's family had requested the private autopsy.

   On Sunday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said a federal medical
   examiner would perform another autopsy on Brown in accordance with the
   wishes of the Brown family and because of the extremely sensitive
   nature of the case.  Local authorities have also performed an autopsy
   with the results yet to be released.

   Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said Sunday authorities would impose a
   curfew indefinitely in Ferguson where there have been almost nightly
   confrontations between police and protesters.  Nixon has declared a
   state of emergency in Ferguson.

   President Barack Obama has been getting regular briefings on the
   Ferguson protests.

   On Friday, Ferguson police released reports they said showed Michael
   Brown was involved in a robbery and confrontation with a convenience
   store clerk shortly before he was shot and killed.
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