Police dispersed right-wing demonstrators and counter protesters on Saturday as scuffles broke out in an Atlanta suburb that is home to a giant Confederate memorial.
A counter-protester sits with his hands behind his back after most counter-protesters were dispersed after various militia groups staged rallies in downtown Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. August 15, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers
A mix of militia members, Confederate followers and supporters of President Donald Trump faced off against over a hundred left-wing protesters, some armed, many carrying signs or wearing T-shirts supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Riot police backed by a SWAT team in an armored vehicle moved in threatening to arrest anyone who remained. No arrests were reported by police by late afternoon.With rumors of a looming conflict between the Three Percenters militia that called for the rally and the Atlanta Antifacists group who vowed to oppose it, the park was closed to the public on Saturday.
Park authorities denied the Three Percenters’ request for a rally in the park after a violent clash between groups in 2016.
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