(Video below, Livestream follows) – A group of protesters blocking Highway 70 in Ferguson were plowed through by a motorist Monday.
The demonstrators formed a line across all eight lanes of highway 70, blocking traffic in both directions just outside of St. Louis. A state of emergency has been declared in St. Louis County.
A ‘day of civil disobedience’ has been called for in Ferguson on Monday, August 10, one day after the first anniversary of the killing of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson.
Actions have been called across the United States to demand justice for Brown, whose killing ignited racial tensions and sparked month-long protests, with heavily-militarised police squads being deployed on the ground.
Wilson was acquitted for the killing by a grand jury on November 25.
Motorist plowed through demonstrators #Fergusonhttp://t.co/jFZ1Hycv4Xpic.twitter.com/wWY1HLvSqB
— Sputnik US (@SputnikNewsUS) August 10, 2015
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