US President Joe Biden called on Thursday January 26 for calm as protests mount around the fatal arrest in early January by five black police officers of Tire Nichols, an African-American man in Memphis, Tennessee (south).
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"As Americans mourn, the Justice Department investigates, and authorities continue their work, I join Tire's family in calling for peaceful protest. Anger is understandable, but violence is never acceptable
,” Joe Biden said in a statement, also calling for a
“prompt, full and transparent investigation”
into his death.
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