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Race Riots Cause State Of Emergency In US City

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08:11 28 Apr 2015


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A curfew has been declared in the US city of Baltimore as violent protests continue.

Riots broke out following the funeral of 25 year-old Freddie Gray, a black man who was fatally injured while in police custody.

Hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and injured at least 15 police officers. 

The violence broke out a short distance from the funeral, before spreading through much of West Baltimore.

It was the most violent US demonstration since arson and gunfire in Ferguson, Missouri, last year.

A state of emergency has been declared by the Governor of Maryland and the National Guard sent in as officials also ordered a week of overnight curfews in an effort to quell the disorder.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is the mayor of Baltimore.


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