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| Police come under fire, arrest 31 in Missouri violence |
| 2014-08-20 |
[ARABNEWS] US police said early on Tuesday they came under heavy gunfire and locked awayI ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! 31 people during another night of racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman 10 days ago. Demonstrations, mostly peaceful but with spasms of violence by smaller groups, have flared since Michael Brown, 18, was rubbed out while walking down a residential street on Aug. 9. State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, briefing news hounds on Monday's night's violence, said "our officers came under heavy gunfire" in one area. "Not a single bullet was fired by officers despite coming under heavy attack," he told a news conference. Riot police had confiscated two guns from protesters and what looked like a petrol bomb. Four officers had been injured. Johnson separately told CNN that two people were shot within the crowd, but not by police, and were taken to hospital. There was no immediate word on their condition. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Like I said the other day; a couple of cops in lawn chairs, armed with Remington 870's, plenty of birdshot and coffee. The shi* stops. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-20 16:00 |
| #4 Gov. Nixon's comments didn't help. Jay Nixon said "vigorous prosecution must now be pursued" in Michael Brown's death, prompting some to criticize him for what they perceived to be biased language Here. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-08-20 11:42 |
| #3 ...if it wasn't for copyright issues, this would make a good insert cartoon for some news entries. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-08-20 09:11 |
| #2 Well, surprise. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-08-20 09:06 |
| #1 If you're not gonna use them why have MRAPs and turrent mounted machine guns? How many mines have police in the US encountered? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-08-20 07:44 |