23:18 GMT: Members of the Missouri National Guard have been spotted arriving in Ferguson ahead of another night of possible disturbances.
21:52 GMT: Protests and arrests were reported in St. Louis, Missouri, with demonstrators attempting to enter a state government office building barred by security.
20:41 GMT: President Obama said during a Monday afternoon briefing at the White House that US Attorney General Eric Holder will arrive in Ferguson, Missouri on Wednesday this week to meet with Department of Justice personnel, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and local officials.
17:40 GMT: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has lifted the curfew in Ferguson, MO following the deployment of the US National Guard.
"We will not use a curfew tonight," Nixon wrote in a statement issued on Monday afternoon, acknowledging reports of violence during recent protests in Ferguson and adding:
"we must defend Ferguson from these violent interlopers so that the peaceful protests can operate in peace and the search for answers and justice can continue."
16:57 GMT: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on U.S. authorities on Monday to ensure the protection of the rights of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, where there have been demonstrations and rioting over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen.
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The Secretary-General calls on the authorities to ensure that the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are protected," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
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He calls on all to exercise restraint, for law enforcement officials to abide by U.S. and international standards in dealing with demonstrators," Dujarric said. (Reuters)
15:12 GMT: Dr. Michael Bade, forensic pathologist, says “
there weren’t signs of a struggle” between Michael Brown and the officer who fired the fatal shots last week.
15:06 GMT: During a Monday morning press conference in Ferguson, Daryl Parks, an attorney for the family of Michael Brown, said the preliminary autopsy results reveal that one of the six shots that struck and killed the teenager exited his body near the eye, and “
supports what the witnesses said about him trying to surrender.” According to Parks, that shot was fired while Brown’s head was pointed down.
07:01 GMT: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed an executive order directing
“highly capable men and women” of the Missouri National Guard
“to assist Colonel Ron Replogle and the Unified Command in restoring peace and order to” Ferguson, his office said in a statement.
The governor condemned crimes in the community,
“that included firing upon law enforcement officers, shooting a civilian, throwing Molotov cocktails, looting, and a coordinated attempt to block roads and overrun the Unified Command Center.”
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