Governor declares emergency in Ferguson

Update: 2014-08-18 00:32 GMT
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Ferguson on Saturday, trying to restore order after a week of protests. The curfew will run midnight until 5am until further notice, said Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson. Johnson was named by the governor this week to oversee security in St. Louis. ‘The eyes of the world are watching. This is the test of whether a community, this community, any community, can break the cycle of fear, distrust and violence, and replace them with peace, strength and, ultimately, justice,’ Nixon said.

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