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The US state of Missouri is sending the National Guard to the town of Ferguson as protests escalate over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
Governor Jay Nixon signed an order to "help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson".
The decision was made as police clashed with angry crowds shortly before a second night under curfew began.
Police in Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis, said they came under attack and had "no alternative" but to respond.
Capt Ron Johnson said protesters had thrown petrol bombs and bottles at security forces, and set up barricades before the five-hour curfew began at midnight (05:00 GMT).
"For those who would claim that the curfew was what led to [the] violence, I will remind you this incident began three and a half hours before the curfew was to have started," he told journalists in Ferguson on Monday.
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Police Captain Ron Johnson: "When we saw violent acts... we had to act"
Correspondents at the scene described seeing smoke clouds rise up as police began to disperse the protests on West Florissant Avenue, with a helicopter beaming down a spotlight.
Some of the demonstrators were spluttering and poured bottles of water into their eyes as they felt the effects of tear gas. Others sought cover from the unrest inside a fast food restaurant.
What is the National Guard?- Reserve group organised by the US Army and US Air Force.
- Every US state and territory has a National Guard.
- Can be called on by state governors during emergencies including riots and natural disasters.
- Guard units may also be ordered into active duty for up to two years by the US president during national emergency.
- Enlistment is voluntary
The killing of Michael Brown by a white policeman in a street on 9 August has inflamed racial tensions in the largely black suburb.
Officer Darren Wilson shot the teenager after reportedly stopping him for walking in the street, disrupting traffic.
The governor of Missouri has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows Mr Brown stealing some hours before his death.
Mr Nixon said the release of the footage "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man, saying "it made emotions raw".
But he also condemned the protesters: "These violent acts are a disservice to the family of Michael Brown and his memory and to the people of this community who yearn for justice to be served and to feel safe in their own homes."
A preliminary post-mortem examination by the St Louis County Medical Examiner's office on the day after Mr Brown's death found he had been shot, police said, without disclosing how many times.
But a preliminary private post-mortem report has since revealed that he was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, the New York Times reports.
The bullets did not appear to have been fired from very close range due to the lack of gunpowder on the victim's body, forensic pathologist Michael Baden was quoted by the paper as saying.
He flew to Missouri on Sunday to conduct a separate autopsy at the request of the family.
Officials last week confirmed that the officer who shot Mr Brown was a six-year police veteran with no previous complaints against him. He has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting.
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