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Baltimore curfew lifted by mayor following protests

A daily 10pm curfew in Baltimore, which had been in effect for five nights following violent protests over the death of Freddie Gray, has been lifted by the city's mayor.

It comes after six police officers involved in Gray's arrest were charged over his death, including counts of manslaughter and murder.

A post-mortem revealed Gray suffered a broken neck after being handcuffed, shackled and placed head-first into a police van.

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Celebrations after Freddie Gray police charged

People have been celebrating on the streets of Baltimore after the announcement that five men and a woman, all serving police officers, will be face charges over the death of 25-year-old black man Freddie Gray.

Gray died after sustaining injuries in police custody after he was wrongly arrested in April.

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