And we start in the United States... where... after a night of chaos in Ferguson,... the governor of Missouri has tripled the number of National Guard in the city... in preparation for more violence.
Protesters repeatedly clashed with police... and looters ran riot overnight... after a grand jury decided NOT to indict a white police officer... who killed an unarmed black teenager.
Connie Lee reports.
Residents of Ferguson, Missouri woke up to this: a horrific scene of
burnt cars, wrecked buildings and charred businesses, after a night of looting and chaos.
President Barack Obama, speaking in Chicago, strongly condemned the violence.
"To those who think that what happened in Ferguson is an excuse for violence, I do not have any sympathy for that./ I don’t have any sympathy at all for destroying your own communities.”
And Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called the devastation "heartbreaking" and "unacceptable," as he called for the deployment of more National Guard troops.
"The National Guard presence will be ramped up significantly in Ferguson, and ensuring that they are ready to act quickly to prevent violence. / The community deserves to have peace."
The governor has tripled the number of troops to 22-hundred in the Ferguson area.
It′s an attempt to avoid another shocking night like this where protesters destroyed property, set cars on fire and clashed with authorities.
The trouble saw more than 60 people arrested, after a grand jury decided not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the deadly shooting of unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown.
However, Ferguson, wasn′t the only city affected by the jury′s decision.
All across the U.S., demonstrators took to the streets.
From Atlanta to Seattle, thousands marched in protest, mostly in peace, as the effects of this fiercely disputed case continues to send shockwaves of racial tension throughout the nation.
Connie Lee, Arirang News.
