In the United States, arrests are continuing due to protests in support of a teenager killed by police in Ferguson

On Thursday, the New York police arrested seven people who, expressing the support of a teenager killed by a police officer in the city of Ferguson (Missouri), tried to interfere in the city of a parade in honor of thanksgiving, CNN reports. They are charged with violation of public order. In Los Angeles on Thursday, the police arrested 130 demonstrators after they refused to disperse. In Auckland (California), the police arrested 35 people on various charges related to protests.

Large-scale protests throughout the country passed after Monday, a large jury of the jury, refused to hold a policeman, who shot the 18-year-old black Michael Brown in August. The jury calculated the actions of the representative of the law enforcement as legitimate.

At first, the riots began in Ferguson, then the protests spread throughout the United States. Promotions against the sentence also took place in the cities of Canada and London. Their participants accuse the authorities of racial discrimination.

In New York, the leaders of the civilian rights fighters have already called for the resumption of mass performances on Sunday, TASS reports. During the three days of protests, 338 demonstrators were arrested in Los Angeles, the city police department said on Thursday. The head of the city of Charlie Bek, the day before, decided to free part of the detainees, including those who did not make a deposit, for a festive dinner in honor of thanksgiving. We are talking about detainees on charges of disobedience to police orders. Those who are suspected of attacks on law enforcement officers and other serious acts will remain behind bars.

US President Barack Obama said that there were no excuse in Ferguson, and guilty of illegal actions should be punished. At the same time, he urged the authorities not to resort to strict reaction measures to those performances that are peaceful.

In total, the police arrested more than 500 people as a result of mass performances in Ferguson and other US cities. In Ferguson itself, the evening of Thursday passed calmly, without serious clashes, which observers associate with the celebration of thanksgiving. However, the police and the additional detachments of the National Guard are involved in the restraint remain in a state of combat readiness.