Teenager shot by police laid to rest

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Michael Brown, the black teenager shot by a white police officer August 9, was laid to rest Monday, August 25, as protests that resurrected the race debate in the US appeared to have subsided. Attended by thousands, the funeral service of the 18-year-old drew activists, religious leaders, senior officials and politicians. Civil rights leader Al Sharpton said during the service, “This is not about you. This is about justice. This is about fairness. And America is going to have to come to terms when there’s something wrong.”

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