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The white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia has left three people dead and more than 20 injured from incidents that included a car slamming into a group of people and a helicopter crash.
3 Dead, 20 injured after supremacist march in Virginia
http://zeenews.india.com/world/3-dead-20-injured-after-supremacist-march-in-virginia-2032499.html
Washington: The white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia has left three people dead and more than 20 injured from incidents that included a car slamming into a group of people and a helicopter crash.
The person who died when a car smashed into the crowd, there were also the pilot and a passenger in a state police helicopter that crashed outside the city, Xinhua quoted Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe as saying.
About the vicious car attack, Mayor Mike Signer made the announcement on Twitter, saying he was "heartbroken that a life has been lost here. I urge all people of good will--go home."
The car ran into a group of people protesting against the white supremacist march, and the driver has been arrested, according to eye-witnesses said.
For now, the identity and motive of the driver are unknown.
Authorities at the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed the death following the car attack as well as the 19 it injured and who are being treated there.
They also noted that another 15 people were injured in violent clashes that morning.
In a brief appearance, US President Donald Trump condemned the violence and "hate" in the city.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," Trump said in a statement from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending his summer vacation.
Trump added that "it has been going on for a long time in our country -- not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. It has been going on for a long, long time. It has no place in America."
The car attack occurred around 1:00 pm, soon after McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city for the clashes between participants in the march and those opposed to it.
The controversial "Unite the Right" march was organised to protest the removal of a statue honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army in the 19th-century American Civil War.
US: Emergency declared as clashes erupt at hate rally
http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/192868/us-emergency-declared-as-clashes-erupt-at-hate-rally
Riot gear-clad police officers ordered protesters to disperse after clashes quickly escalated in the southern city's Emancipation Park. But as the climate calmed down a car plowed into a group of counter-protestors, potentially killing one.
Trump condemns 'egregious' Virginia violence 'on many sides'
http://www.worldbulletin.net/america-canada/192870/trump-condemns-egregious-virginia-violence-on-many-sides
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides," Trump said from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is on a working vacation.
In his call for unity the Republican president stopped short of denouncing the white supremacist groups that had descended on the normally peaceful university city for a far-right rally that erupted in violence.
"The hate and the division must stop right now," Trump said. "We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation."
The violent skirmishes between members of the far-right -- including Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi sympathizers -- and counter-demonstrators saw one person killed after a car rammed into a crowd.
According to multiple witnesses, the victims of the car ramming were counter-protestors denouncing the so-called "alt-right."
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe had earlier declared a state of emergency.
Reactions to Trump's statement on violence in Virginia
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/reactions-to-trumps-statement-on-violence-in-virginia-440087883.html
Democrats and some Republicans called on him to specifically denounce white supremacy and racially motivated hate by name. Vice-President Mike Pence supported the president's speech. A white supremacist website praised the comments.
What Trump said: - "We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," Trump said. "It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump. Not Barack Obama. It's been going on for a long, long time."
What others are saying: — "I'm not going to make any bones about it. I place the blame for a lot of what you're seeing in American today right at the doorstep of the White House and the people around the president." — Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer, a Democrat.
— "Mr. President - we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism." — Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Twitter.
— "Very important for the nation to hear @potus describe events in #Charlottesville for what they are, a terror attack by #whitesupremacists" — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Twitter.
— "@POTUS needs to speak out against the poisonous resurgence of white supremacy. There are not "many sides" here, just right and wrong." - Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Twitter.
— "As @POTUS Trump said, "We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation... & true affection for each other." #Charlottesville" — Vice-President Mike Pence on Twitter.
— "There is only one side. #charlottesville" — Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Twitter.
— "Even as we protect free speech and assembly, we must condemn hatred, violence and white supremacy." — Former President Bill Clinton on Twitter.
— "The violence, chaos, and apparent loss of life in Charlottesville is not the fault of "many sides." It is racists and white supremacists." — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat.
— "We reject the racism and violence of white nationalists like the ones acting out in Charlottesville. Everyone in leadership must speak out." — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican and Trump supporter.
— "We should call evil by its name. My brother didn't give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. -OGH" — Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Twitter.
— "We must ALL condemn domestic terror & stand together against racism, hate and evils that if left unchecked will tear us apart #Charlottesville — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Twitter.
— "White supremacists, Neo-Nazis and anti-Semites are the antithesis of our American values. There are no other "sides" to hatred and bigotry." — Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., on Twitter.
— "The President's talk of violence 'on many sides' ignores the shameful reality of white supremacism in our country today, and continues a disturbing pattern of complacency around such acts of hate." — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
— "Trump comments were good. He didn't attack us. He just said the nation should come together. Nothing specific against us. ... No condemnation at all. When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really good. God bless him." — Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website promoting the Charlottesville demonstration as part of its Summer of Hate edition.
2 die in police helicopter crash amid violent protests in Charlottesville (Video)
https://www.rt.com/usa/399438-police-helicopter-crash-charlottesville/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7KHhW6LVw (0:10 min.)
Virginia State Police identified the two people who died in the crash as the aircraft’s pilot, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, 48, and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates. Cullen left behind a wife and two sons.
The police later confirmed that the crashed helicopter “was assisting public safety resources with the ongoing situation in Charlottesville.” “There is no indication of foul play being a factor of the crash,” the statement added.
The helicopter crashed near Old Farm Road in Albemarle County, which is just outside the city.
"Shortly before 5 p.m. today (Aug. 12), a helicopter crashed into a wooded area near a residence on Old Farm Road. There are two confirmed fatalities," Virginia State Police said in a statement on Facebook. Fire units and police were dispatched to the scene.
Witnesses CBS19 News that the helicopter went down in the woods, and that a strong smell of burning was in the air. Police have sealed off the area.
A Kentucky mayor pushes to remove 2 Confederate statues
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-kentucky-mayor-pushes-to-remove-2-confederate-statues/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Mayor Jim Gray said in a statement Saturday he will ask the Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Council at its Tuesday work session to ask a state military commission for permission to take down the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge.
Murder Charge for Driver in Auto Attack in Charlottesville
https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708131056418512-murder-charge-in-auto-attack/
A 20-year-old man, described as a "skinny white guy with a straggly beard" drove his automobile into a crowd of people, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring at least 19, according to the Guardian.
The victim's identity has not been released as authorities attempt to locate her next of kin.
The driver of the car has been "charged with second degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and failing to stop at an accident that resulted in a death," said Colonel Martin Kumer, superintendent of Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, in an email, cited by the Guardian.
The tragedy occurred doing a day marked by violence, as white supremacists descended upon the college town by the hundreds and thousands of counter-protesters blocked their way.
Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city.
3 Dead, 20 injured after supremacist march in Virginia
http://zeenews.india.com/world/3-dead-20-injured-after-supremacist-march-in-virginia-2032499.html
Washington: The white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia has left three people dead and more than 20 injured from incidents that included a car slamming into a group of people and a helicopter crash.
The person who died when a car smashed into the crowd, there were also the pilot and a passenger in a state police helicopter that crashed outside the city, Xinhua quoted Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe as saying.
About the vicious car attack, Mayor Mike Signer made the announcement on Twitter, saying he was "heartbroken that a life has been lost here. I urge all people of good will--go home."
The car ran into a group of people protesting against the white supremacist march, and the driver has been arrested, according to eye-witnesses said.
For now, the identity and motive of the driver are unknown.
Authorities at the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed the death following the car attack as well as the 19 it injured and who are being treated there.
They also noted that another 15 people were injured in violent clashes that morning.
In a brief appearance, US President Donald Trump condemned the violence and "hate" in the city.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," Trump said in a statement from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending his summer vacation.
Trump added that "it has been going on for a long time in our country -- not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. It has been going on for a long, long time. It has no place in America."
The car attack occurred around 1:00 pm, soon after McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city for the clashes between participants in the march and those opposed to it.
The controversial "Unite the Right" march was organised to protest the removal of a statue honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army in the 19th-century American Civil War.
US: Emergency declared as clashes erupt at hate rally
http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/192868/us-emergency-declared-as-clashes-erupt-at-hate-rally
Riot gear-clad police officers ordered protesters to disperse after clashes quickly escalated in the southern city's Emancipation Park. But as the climate calmed down a car plowed into a group of counter-protestors, potentially killing one.
Trump condemns 'egregious' Virginia violence 'on many sides'
http://www.worldbulletin.net/america-canada/192870/trump-condemns-egregious-virginia-violence-on-many-sides
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides," Trump said from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is on a working vacation.
In his call for unity the Republican president stopped short of denouncing the white supremacist groups that had descended on the normally peaceful university city for a far-right rally that erupted in violence.
"The hate and the division must stop right now," Trump said. "We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation."
The violent skirmishes between members of the far-right -- including Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi sympathizers -- and counter-demonstrators saw one person killed after a car rammed into a crowd.
According to multiple witnesses, the victims of the car ramming were counter-protestors denouncing the so-called "alt-right."
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe had earlier declared a state of emergency.
Reactions to Trump's statement on violence in Virginia
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/reactions-to-trumps-statement-on-violence-in-virginia-440087883.html
Democrats and some Republicans called on him to specifically denounce white supremacy and racially motivated hate by name. Vice-President Mike Pence supported the president's speech. A white supremacist website praised the comments.
What Trump said: - "We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," Trump said. "It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump. Not Barack Obama. It's been going on for a long, long time."
What others are saying: — "I'm not going to make any bones about it. I place the blame for a lot of what you're seeing in American today right at the doorstep of the White House and the people around the president." — Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer, a Democrat.
— "Mr. President - we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism." — Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Twitter.
— "Very important for the nation to hear @potus describe events in #Charlottesville for what they are, a terror attack by #whitesupremacists" — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Twitter.
— "@POTUS needs to speak out against the poisonous resurgence of white supremacy. There are not "many sides" here, just right and wrong." - Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Twitter.
— "As @POTUS Trump said, "We have to come together as Americans with love for our nation... & true affection for each other." #Charlottesville" — Vice-President Mike Pence on Twitter.
— "There is only one side. #charlottesville" — Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Twitter.
— "Even as we protect free speech and assembly, we must condemn hatred, violence and white supremacy." — Former President Bill Clinton on Twitter.
— "The violence, chaos, and apparent loss of life in Charlottesville is not the fault of "many sides." It is racists and white supremacists." — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat.
— "We reject the racism and violence of white nationalists like the ones acting out in Charlottesville. Everyone in leadership must speak out." — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican and Trump supporter.
— "We should call evil by its name. My brother didn't give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. -OGH" — Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Twitter.
— "We must ALL condemn domestic terror & stand together against racism, hate and evils that if left unchecked will tear us apart #Charlottesville — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Twitter.
— "White supremacists, Neo-Nazis and anti-Semites are the antithesis of our American values. There are no other "sides" to hatred and bigotry." — Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., on Twitter.
— "The President's talk of violence 'on many sides' ignores the shameful reality of white supremacism in our country today, and continues a disturbing pattern of complacency around such acts of hate." — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
— "Trump comments were good. He didn't attack us. He just said the nation should come together. Nothing specific against us. ... No condemnation at all. When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really good. God bless him." — Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website promoting the Charlottesville demonstration as part of its Summer of Hate edition.
2 die in police helicopter crash amid violent protests in Charlottesville (Video)
https://www.rt.com/usa/399438-police-helicopter-crash-charlottesville/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7KHhW6LVw (0:10 min.)
Virginia State Police identified the two people who died in the crash as the aircraft’s pilot, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, 48, and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates. Cullen left behind a wife and two sons.
The police later confirmed that the crashed helicopter “was assisting public safety resources with the ongoing situation in Charlottesville.” “There is no indication of foul play being a factor of the crash,” the statement added.
The helicopter crashed near Old Farm Road in Albemarle County, which is just outside the city.
"Shortly before 5 p.m. today (Aug. 12), a helicopter crashed into a wooded area near a residence on Old Farm Road. There are two confirmed fatalities," Virginia State Police said in a statement on Facebook. Fire units and police were dispatched to the scene.
Witnesses CBS19 News that the helicopter went down in the woods, and that a strong smell of burning was in the air. Police have sealed off the area.
A Kentucky mayor pushes to remove 2 Confederate statues
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-kentucky-mayor-pushes-to-remove-2-confederate-statues/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Mayor Jim Gray said in a statement Saturday he will ask the Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Council at its Tuesday work session to ask a state military commission for permission to take down the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge.
Murder Charge for Driver in Auto Attack in Charlottesville
https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708131056418512-murder-charge-in-auto-attack/
A 20-year-old man, described as a "skinny white guy with a straggly beard" drove his automobile into a crowd of people, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring at least 19, according to the Guardian.
The victim's identity has not been released as authorities attempt to locate her next of kin.
The driver of the car has been "charged with second degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and failing to stop at an accident that resulted in a death," said Colonel Martin Kumer, superintendent of Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, in an email, cited by the Guardian.
The tragedy occurred doing a day marked by violence, as white supremacists descended upon the college town by the hundreds and thousands of counter-protesters blocked their way.
Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city.
