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World Service,18 Aug 2014,55 mins

Live from Ferguson, Missouri

World Have Your Say

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We are in Ferguson, St Louis, Missouri hearing from the community there as it continues to react to the killing of teenager Michael Brown. Protests over the police shooting of the 18 year old continued over the weekend and there's a growing debate in America over race, inequality and police tactics. A preliminary, private post-mortem report is reported to say that Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. Missouri state has sent in the National guard in an effort to restore order.

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