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Baltimore Under Siege as Police & Protesters Battle in the Streets

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Baltimore Under Siege as Police & Protesters Battle in the Streets

21:49 GMT 27.04.2015 (Updated: 10:11 GMT 06.08.2022)

© REUTERS / JIM BOURGA protester walks through the smoke of burning Baltimore buildings set ablaze by rioters as a police armored car drives past during clashes in Baltimore, Maryland April 27, 2015. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the violence in Baltimore, his office said on Monday.

A protester walks through the smoke of burning Baltimore buildings set ablaze by rioters as a police armored car drives past during clashes in Baltimore, Maryland April 27, 2015. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the violence in Baltimore, his office said on Monday. - Sputnik International

Following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody due to spinal cord injuries, violent protests continue to spread through west Baltimore.

Baltimore riot police deploy smoke canisters to ward off angry protesters. - Sputnik International

Looting, Violent Clashes in Baltimore Following Freddie Gray Funeral

27 April 2015, 19:21 GMT

Beginning in Mondawmin Mall in northwest Baltimore, demonstrations have spread to other parts of the city. Police reinforcements have been sent in from across the state as looters storm area businesses. Multiple arrests have been made, and several officers have been injured.

While protests have continued since Gray's death on April 19, police are calling this the most violent yet.