MOSCOW, November 25 (Sputnik) - Protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson are turning violent as demonstrators have set fire to several businesses and police cars, while police officers have resorted to tear gas to disperse crowds, St. Louis police said Tuesday.
"Storage facility and Sams Meat Market near W. Florissant and Canfield set on fire by looters … Officers reporting heavy automatic gunfire in area of W. Florissant and Canfield," St. Louis County Police Department posted on Twitter.
Storage facility and Sams Meat Market near W. Florissant and Canfield set on fire by looters. #Ferguson.
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) 25 ноября 2014
Several police vehicles and businesses have been set on fire and raging protesters have attacked police officers with Molotov cocktails, rocks, bottles and D batteries, according to the police department.
Officers reporting heavy automatic gunfire in area of W. Florissant and Canfield.
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) 25 ноября 2014
According to local media reports, firefighters are struggling to reach the multiple fires simultaneously taking place in the city.
Protests over the ruling are taking place in a number of other US cities as well, including New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
