Protesters took to the streets following the acquittal of a St Louis police officer in the killing of a black man. Photo:Getty ImagesPolice using tear gas and rubber bullets clashed with demonstrators in St Louis in the early hours of Saturday after a white former policeman was acquitted of murdering a black suspect. After the ruling, around 600 protesters marched from the courthouse through downtown St. Louis, chanting "No justice, no peace" and "Hey hey! "I’m sad, I’m hurt, I’m mad,” the Reverend Clinton Stancil of the Wayman AME Church in St. Louis said by telephone. After Friday's verdict, one group of demonstrators tried to climb onto Interstate 40 but was blocked by police.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 16, 2017 07:30 UTC