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Anonymous Stops Releasing Information on Alleged Officer Who Shot Michael Brown

After a series of threats, the international hacker coalition Anonymous has released what it says is the name of the Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown as well as his photograph. St. Louis County police are denying it's him.

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The online activist group Anonymous has threatened to reveal the identity and other personal information of the police officer they say is responsible for the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. However, they have called that effort (for now) after denials from St. Louis area police that they had the right person,

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