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Saturday, 27 September 2014
Policeman shot in US city of Ferguson
Officer reportedly shot in arm in Missouri state
city, the centre of ongoing protests since killing of
youth in August.
A police officer from the strife-hit US city of
Ferguson has been shot and the suspect is still at
large, law enforcement officials have said.
St Louis broadcaster KSDK reported that the
officer was shot in the arm on Saturday. The
Missouri Department of Public Safety said that
the officer's injuries were not life threatening.
"A search is under way for the suspect in the
shooting of the officer," the department said,
adding the shooting took place at a community
centre slightly removed from main protest areas.
Ferguson, St Louis suburb, saw days of racially
charged protests after African-American teenager
Michael Brown was shot dead by a Caucasian
police officer, Darren Wilson, on August 9.
On Thursday, Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson
issued a video apology to Brown's parents
following weeks of heavy criticism and calls for his
ousting.
The apology was not well-received among some
and led to reported protests hours after it was
issued.
Since Brown's death, there have been outbreaks
of violence during weeks of protests in Ferguson,
a predominantly African-American community of
21,000.
Many have called for Jackson to be fired for what
they saw as a heavy-handed response in the
aftermath of the killing.
The Reuters news agency reported that police
have set up roadblocks in the area of Saturday's
shooting.
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