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No sooner the news of George Zimmerman acquittal hit the country, furious demonstrators rallied around to demand justice for the17-year-old Travyon Martin, an African-American high school student in Florida who was shot dead during a duel with the neighborhood security guard.

All across the US, from California to San Francisco, angry citizens took to the streets and church pulpits to protest against the acquittal of George Zimmerman on Trayvon Martin's murder case. The outraged mob called for quick justice and demanded federal civil rights charges slapped against the accused security guard.

Accused of manslaughter and second-degree murder, a panel of six-women jury acquitted Zimmerman as “found not guilty” after three weeks of trial.  The “hoodie clad teenager” was “accidentally” killed in a fight on February 26, 2012, the trial verdict said. Had Zimmerman not fired at Martin in self-defense, the latter might have caused him greater physical hard, the court said.

Widespread demonstrations over the acquittal of prime accused in the Florida “fatal shooting” case sparked off a fresh debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.

One of the protests in California ended with vandalism, calling for police interference.

In Washington, the Justice Department said it is “evaluating evidence” to find out if federal prosecutors should press criminal civil rights charges  against Zimmerman after he has been acquitted in the state case.

Speaking on the occasion, President Barack Obama, labeling the  death as a a tragedy for the country, urged the protesters to remain calm and carry on peaceful demonstrations.

AW: Suchorita Dutta