New violence breaks out in southern US city of Charlotte
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CHARLOTTE - Violence broke out in Charlotte, North Carolina for a second night on Wednesday as police braced for a repeat of confrontations ignited by the fatal police shooting of a black man.
Riot police fired tear gas as several hundred people taunted them in front of a hotel in the city center, according to AFP journalists at the scene.
A man fell to the ground during the confrontations, leaving blood on the sidewalk.
Witnesses said police brought him into the hotel.
- AFP
