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Tyre Nichols: Biden urges calm over Memphis police murder case – 

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President Joe Biden is urging protests in Tennessee to remain peaceful as officials plan to release video of an arrest that led to a motorist's death.– 

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Five Memphis police officers have been fired and are facing murder charges after Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after a traffic stop on 7 January.

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Bodycam footage of the encounter is expected to be made public on Friday evening local time.

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Lawyers for the Nichols family said it will show him being severely beaten.

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"I'm sickened by what I saw," Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director David Rausch said on Thursday after reviewing the footage, describing the officers' actions as "absolutely appalling".

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The city of Memphis is reported to be on edge and police have stepped up patrols there as they prepare for possible demonstrations.

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Mr Nichols, a black man, was stopped by five police officers, who are also black, on his way home after taking photos of a sunset at a local park, an attorney for the family said.

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Officials say he was suspected of reckless driving.

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