Michael Flynn, who recently received a pardon from Donald Trump, says the US constitution is "about individual liberties". "This weekend, we saw forces of hate seeking to use destruction and intimidation to tear us apart," District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said.Ī video posted on Twitter showed a group of men appearing to take down a BLM sign at the Metropolitan AME Church as others in the crowd shout, "Whose streets? Our streets." Police on Sunday local time said they were investigating the incidents at the Asbury United Methodist Church and Metropolitan AME Church as potential hate crimes, which one religious leader likened to a cross burning.
Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze. Police in the District of Columbia said they arrested nearly 30 people for a variety of offences, from assault to weapons possession and resisting arrests and rioting.įour men were stabbed around 10:00pm after a fight downtown, police said.Īt least one suspect was arrested on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.Įight police officers were also injured during the demonstrations, officials said. Protests were also held in other communities around the country, including Atlanta, Georgia, another state where Mr Trump's campaign has sought to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, and Mobile, Alabama, according to local news coverage.
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Read our full coverage of the US election and its aftermath. ( AP: Luis M Alvarez)Įarlier, police in riot gear and on bicycles kept the opposing demonstrators apart by blocking streets.Īfter dark fell, the protesters - including members of the aggressive far-left anti-fascism movement - splintered into smaller groups to roam the streets in search of their rivals. Trump supporters rallied in Washington and clashed with counter-protesters.
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