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Protesters dwindle to small groups in Ferguson

(AP) — The throngs of protesters who overran Ferguson after the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case dwindled to just a few small groups as people began cleaning up this battered community and seeking something closer to a normal routine. [...] the tension that led to arson and looting earlier in the week seemed all but gone, two days after the announcement that a white police officer would not face charges in the fatal shooting of the black 18-year-old. [...] business owners and residents covered up broken windows, cleared away debris and hoped that the relative calm would last into the Thanksgiving holiday. An influx of National Guard troops on Tuesday helped contain the protests, although there were still nearly 60 arrests, and demonstrators set fire to a squad car. Troops with rifles were posted at intersections and parking lots in an area where stores were looted and burned Monday into Tuesday. Since the grand jury's decision was announced, demonstrators have been active in other cities throughout the U.S. Most of the protests have been peaceful, but others have been more unruly, including a demonstration in Oakland, California, in which protesters vandalized several businesses and another in Minneapolis where a car struck one protester and drove into a crowd of others.

 

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