State of emergency declared ahead of Ferguson ruling - UNITED STATES

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Channel: FRANCE 24 English · 2014 · News & Politics

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The governor of the US state of Missouri declared a state of emergency on Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision in the case of a black teenager shot dead by a white policeman.

There are fears of a renewed outbreak of violence if the St. Louis County grand jury fails to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the August 9 death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

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