Tuesday, July 28, 2020

'White supremacists' arrested while trying to amplify protest violence, Richmond mayor says

We’ve had evidence for some time that right-wing extremists have been lurking at anti-police protests around the nation, amplifying the violence by engaging in vandalism, assaults, and attacks on police—often while pretending to be there to support Black Lives Matter and antifascists leading the protests. This weekend in Richmond, Virginia, police arrested several such saboteurs during a Black Lives Matter protest, according to city Mayor Levar Stoney. “White supremacists” were carrying pro-BLM signs and breaking windows at downtown businesses, Stoney said, but were stopped when BLM protesters pointed them out to police.....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/7/27/1964268/--White-supremacists-arrested-while-trying-to-amplify-protest-violence-Richmond-mayor-says

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