Rival rallies were held Saturday in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, where tensions are easing two weeks after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager following a confrontation on a neighborhood street.
Rival Rallies in Ferguson, Missouri
![Sondra Fifer (C) confronts demonstrators supporting Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a836266b-5b8a-4404-aa44-7a4d84a1b531_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sondra Fifer (C) confronts demonstrators supporting Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2014.
![Supporters of Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson hold a rally on Aug. 23, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri.](https://gdb.voanews.com/72959d4b-4bbc-416a-95c4-e33fe4065576_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson hold a rally on Aug. 23, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri.
![Supporters of officer Darren Wilson hold posters outside Barney's Sports Pub in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bf6e1573-9c4d-45e1-80b2-6a23ee6fa9ef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of officer Darren Wilson hold posters outside Barney's Sports Pub in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2014.
![A demonstrator supporting Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson holds up a sign during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri Aug. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b1c10c23-ff21-4b99-bd22-dc08ac1ee1c8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A demonstrator supporting Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson holds up a sign during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri Aug. 23, 2014.