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'My conscience is clean': Ferguson policeman who shot unarmed teen says he'd do it again

Officer who killed ‘demonic’ black teenager insists he was only doing his job and that he would do it again if faced with the same circumstances

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The white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the riot-hit US town of Ferguson, Missouri, has insisted he did his job, has a "clean conscience" and would do the same thing again.

Speaking publicly about the controversial shooting for the first time in a television interview, Darren Wilson said he feared for his life before he drew his gun - the first time he had used his firearm on the job - before opening fire, killing Michael Brown, 18.

"The reason I have a clean conscience is because I know I did my job right," Wilson said about the August 9 shooting, adding he felt only fear when confronted by Brown, before "survival and training" kicked in.

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"I don't think it's haunting. It's always going to be something that happened."

When asked if it would have ended the same way had Brown been white, Wilson answered: "Yes ... no question."

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The interview came after a grand jury declined to indict Wilson, sparking two days of racially charged protests in Ferguson and unrest in cities across the US.

Watch: Riots across US after jury decides not to charge policeman who shot black teen

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