US President Donald Trump has condemned “hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides” after one person died when a car ploughed into a group of anti-racism protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Key points:
- At least 26 injured, one dead, driver of car taken into custody
- Charlottesville Mayor blames Trump for inflaming racial prejudices
- Violence the latest in a string of confrontations since Charlottesville voted to remove statue
At least 35 others were injured during clashes around the rally, leading Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to declare a state of emergency.
“I have a message to all the white supremacists and the Nazis who came into Charlottesville today. Our message is plain and simple, go home, you are not wanted in this great commonwealth, shame on you, you pretend that you are patriots but you are anything but,” he said.
Charlottesville Police chief Al Thomas said the person killed by the car was a 32-year-old woman. He said some of the injured were in a critical condition.
Clashes erupted as white supremacists protesting against plans to remove the statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee clashed with counter-demonstrators in the college town, about two hours drive south-west of Washington DC.
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