BBC Online :
Police in Ferguson, Missouri say they have arrested 47 people during a mostly peaceful protest over the police shooting of a black teenager.
Despite the arrests, Tuesday evening’s protest was more subdued than previous nights which had seen serious violence.
US Attorney General Eric Holder is due in Ferguson later, as central authorities try to calm the situation.
A police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed, on 9 August.
Ferguson, a suburb of the city of St Louis, has seen 10 nights of clashes between police and demonstrators since the shooting.
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt Ron Johnson, who has led the police response since Thursday, said that the protest began peacefully but that during the night some protesters threw bottles of water and urine at police.
“As of 01:00 (06:00 GMT), we have 47 arrests,” he said.
However, he stressed that police had not been fired upon and that they did not use tear gas on protesters. “Tonight we saw a different dynamic,” he said.
“Tonight the elders in this community, volunteers, activists and the clergy came out in large numbers. They walked, they talked with people. They urged order and common peace”, Capt Johnson said.
The relative calm is in contrast to Monday night’s violence when Capt Johnson said police came under “heavy gunfire” and responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
This was despite the deployment of National Guard units in the town on Monday.
