Thousands bid farewell to slain US teenager, Micheal Brown

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The black teenager whose shooting by a white officer ignited protests and revived the race debate in the United States was eulogized Monday as a victim of abusive policing whose untimely death demands justice.

During a cathartic funeral service that drew thousands of people, Michael Brown's family bid farewell to the 18-year-old with gospel hymns and fiery orations that rocked a packed Baptist church near the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, where he was killed on August 9.

Civil rights leader the Reverend Al Sharpton made a plea in his eulogy for some good to emerge from Brown's death.

"All of us are required to respond to this. And all of us must solve this," he said in an impassioned speech that drew shouts of agreement from mourners.

"This is not about you. This is about justice. This is about fairness. And America is going to have to come to terms when there's something wrong."

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