Police seize guns as racial clash worsens in Ferguson

Published August 20, 2014
People join hands during a protest in Ferguson, USA. Photo by AP
People join hands during a protest in Ferguson, USA. Photo by AP
Confrontation between police officers and protesters continue in Ferguson. Photo by Reuters
Confrontation between police officers and protesters continue in Ferguson. Photo by Reuters
Police officers detain a demonstrator for protesting against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Photo by Reuters
Police officers detain a demonstrator for protesting against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Photo by Reuters
Local resident, 9-year-old Ciara Hampton places roses along West Florissant Street as residents called for peaceful demonstrations.Photo by AP
Local resident, 9-year-old Ciara Hampton places roses along West Florissant Street as residents called for peaceful demonstrations.Photo by AP
Police officers keep an eye on demonstrators. Photo by Reuters
Police officers keep an eye on demonstrators. Photo by Reuters
Demonstrators protesting against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown yell at police in Ferguson. Photo by Reuters
Demonstrators protesting against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown yell at police in Ferguson. Photo by Reuters
Police officers confront a demonstrator who took part in the protest. Photo by Reuters
Police officers confront a demonstrator who took part in the protest. Photo by Reuters
Police officers confront a protester. Photo by  REUTERS
Police officers confront a protester. Photo by REUTERS
Demonstrators protest against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Photo by Reuters
Demonstrators protest against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Photo by Reuters
Police officers detain demonstrators for protesting. Photo by Reuters
Police officers detain demonstrators for protesting. Photo by Reuters

Police said Wednesday they had arrested 47 people as tensions rose after an otherwise peaceful night of protests in Ferguson, the Missouri town rocked by violence over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Three guns were seized in the latest protest rally in Ferguson, which has become ground zero of a new national debate on police treatment of minorities after Michael Brown, 18, was shot August 9 by a white police officer. Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol said protesters threw glass and plastic bottles of water and urine at police towards the end of Tuesday night's protest, prompting officers to intervene and make the arrests.Johnson stressed that unlike a violent protest Monday night, this time protesters did not fire guns at police and officers refrained from using tear gas to break up the rally.

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