A protester faces off with police the night after citywide riots over the death of Freddie Gray on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (AFP)
Baltimore:
Police in Baltimore fired smoke bombs and pepper pellets at hundreds of protesters who defied a night-time curfew that took effect across the city late Tuesday, police and US media said.
"Officers are now deploying pepper balls at the aggressive crowd at North Ave/Pennsylvania Ave," police tweeted, while CNN and other television news stations said that officers also used smoke bombs in a bid to enforce a 10:00 pm (0200 GMT Wednesday) curfew.