On the scene in Charlottesville
The US President Donald trump made a special appeal on the events in Charlottesville. About it reports Reuters.
“Racism is evil, and those who commit violence for the sake of it — criminals and criminals, including the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, racists and other hate groups, which are contrary to what we Americans hold dear,” said the American leader.
It clarifies the newspaper The Hill, the President promised to bring to justice “all those who acted criminally during a surge in racist violence this weekend.”
Earlier, on 14 August it was reported that the mayor of American Charlottesville (Virginia) Mike Signer laid on trump’s responsible for the growth of radical sentiment, which resulted in clashes between supporters and opponents of right-wing organizations in the city.
In Charlottesville August 12, neo-Nazis held a spontaneous torchlight procession, requiring local authorities to refuse demolition of the monument to Confederate General Robert Edward Lee (party civil war between the North and the South of the USA). After that, the city erupted in riots, which injured 15 people. Later on the March against the far-right rally car at high speed drove into a crowd, killing one person, another 19 were injured. On the same day on the outskirts of the city fell, a police helicopter, killing two people. Authorities have linked the crash with earlier events.