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AMERICANS angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman over the death of black teenager Trayvon Martin have marched in US cities, with reports of sporadic acts of violence.
Spontaneous marches of varying sizes erupted in cities throughout Saturday night including San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, Atlanta and Philadelphia.
A jury in Sanford, Florida late Saturday found Zimmerman, a volunteer neighbourhood watchman, not guilty of shooting dead Martin, a 17 year-old unarmed teen on the night of February 26, 2012.
The trial has riveted the nation for weeks, and emotions came to a boiling point as news of the verdict spread.
Prominent rights activists like Jesse Jackson appealed for calm.
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