US attorney general nominee promises to address police tensions

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United States President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as US attorney general vowed Wednesday to address racial tensions that have simmered between police and minorities in the wake of several high-profile deaths of African Americans at the hands of police.
Loretta Lynch, the current US attorney in eastern New York, would be the first African American woman to head the Justice Department, reports dpa.
Speaking during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, she pointed both to her family history during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s and her work with police while serving as a federal prosecutor in New York.
"Few things have pained me more than the recent reports of tension and division between law enforcement and the communities we serve," she said.
"If confirmed as attorney general, one of my key priorities would be to work to strengthen the vital relationships between our courageous law enforcement personnel and all the communities we serve."
The Justice Department has been reviewing the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer that prompted violent protests as well as several other high-profile cases.
The current holder of the highest law enforcement post in the US, Eric Holder, is leaving the Obama administration after six years.

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