Police arrest protesters as St. Louis awaits grand jury decision

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    Police arrested about six people overnight after they tried to block a street in a protest calling for a grand jury to charge a white police officer over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen in August.

    A few dozen demonstrators, some chanting "Indict that cop", gathered outside the city police station late on Wednesday in sub-freezing temperatures.

    They were faced by officers in riot gear and the arrests were the first in about a week, suggesting tensions were on the rise ahead of the trial ruling.

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