Governor orders National Guard to withdraw from Ferguson

Missouri governor Jay Nixon has ordered the US state’s National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old.

Governor orders National Guard to withdraw from Ferguson
Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 21:02

Missouri governor Jay Nixon has ordered the US state’s National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old.

Mr Nixon announced what he called a systematic withdrawal of Guard officers today.

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