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A fire burns outside of a restaurant on West Florissant during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of Brown in Ferguson
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Demonstrators stand in the middle of West Florissant as they react to tear gas fired by police during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of Brown, in Ferguson
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