President Obama has condemned those responsible for violence in the US city of Baltimore as "criminals and thugs".
It broke out following the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who died after being injured in police custody.
In a heartfelt speech he said that it was not just a problem for the police but that the country as whole needed to do some soul-searching.
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He said the rioting had distracted from the thousands of peaceful protesters
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President Obama said that there have been too many troubling police interactions with African Americans
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In a heartfelt speech he said that it was not just a problem for the police but that the country as whole needed to do some soul-searching.
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