The Guardian reported today that alt-right clashed with counter-protesters in Charlottesville yesterday evening. There were some eerie 1930s style scenes as members of the alt-right marched in a long column with torches to the University of Virginia campus and reportedly attacked a smaller group of counter-protesters.
The alt-right has gathered to Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville this weekend (1).
The governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, declared state of emergency today and police declared an unlawful assembly alert amid fears of further violent confrontations in Charlottesville (2).
SOURCES:
1) Jason Wilson: "Charlottesville: far-right crowd with torches encircles counter-protest group" The Guardian 12.8.2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/12/charlottesville-far-right-crowd-with-torches-encircles-counter-protest-group
2) Jason Wilson and Edward Helmore: "Charlottesville: state of emergency declared amid violence before far-right rally" The Guardian 12.8.2017
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/12/virginia-unite-the-right-rally-protest-violence
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