Police in the U-S state of Minnesota have arrested 18 people opposed to the acquittal of a police officer who fatally shot a black man.
Protesters were rounded up as they blocked traffic and refused to take police orders to disperse. Anger has been on the rise since a jury in Minnesota dropped all charges against former Saint Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez. The 29-year-old officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter in November for killing Philando Castile, a black American, during a traffic stop last July. Proving the criminal intent of officers in such cases is very difficult in the U-S legal system. The continuous disregard for black lives in the U-S has made the African-American community more outraged.
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