Protesters demonstrate in St. Louis area over police shootings of blacks

By Fiona Ortiz FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Hundreds of people demonstrated in the pouring rain in the St. Louis area on Monday, targeting the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and a power company in the latest protests over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager in August. Several demonstrators were arrested in organized protests at the Ferguson Police Department after facing off with law enforcement officers on Monday morning. During the standoff, some protesters sang “We Shall Overcome,” an anthem of the civil rights movement of half a century ago. … …read more

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