Police Arrest More Than 80 Amid Violent St. Louis Protests

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of riot police mobilized in downtown St. Louis overnight, arresting more than 80 people and seizing weapons amid reports of property damage and vandalism following another day of peaceful protests over a former police officer’s acquittal in the killing of a black man.
The arrests late Sunday came after demonstrators ignored orders to disperse, police said.
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