An American teenager who shot dead two men during a protest against police brutality has been acquitted of murder in a case that has divided the country.

Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 when he shot three men, two fatally, with a semi-automatic rifle in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer, was cleared of all three charges against him.

Mr Rittenhouse faced life in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge - homicide.

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