Thousands of Americans have protested the acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges of killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Barack Obama has called for "calm reflection" following the verdict. Calling 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's death in February 2012 a tragedy, "not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America," Obama appealed for people to remain calm after a court in Sandford, Florida, found that Martin's killer was acting in self-defense. "I know this case has elicited strong passions," Obama said in a statement. "And in the wake of the verdict, I know these passions...
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