Baltimore deploys Guard troops as riots erupt

[WorldNews]

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Authorities ordered thousands of police and National Guard troopers to back up beleaguered officers in the US city of Baltimore after riots triggered by anger over alleged police brutality. Despite appeals for calm from 25-year-old Freddie Gray's family, gangs of mainly African American youths fought street battles with police that left 15 officers hurt. Several local businesses were looted and police vehicles burnt out as disturbances spread through the port city, causing Maryland to declare a state of emergency. While most of the violence was in the west of the city, as night fell, a large building was also ablaze on Baltimore's east side.

 

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