Placeholder while article actions loadPolice in Idaho arrested 31 people who had face coverings, white-supremacist insignia, shields and an “operations plan” to riot near an LGBTQ Pride event on Saturday afternoon. Police said they were affiliated with Patriot Front, a white-supremacist group whose founder was among those arrested. The group, North Idaho Pride Alliance, urged people to “stay aware of your surroundings this afternoon and evening” in the city. The organizer was not identified by name in a video but wore a vest bearing the alias “Maddog” and the insignia of the Panhandle Patriots group. AdvertisementReached by phone late Saturday, a representative for the Panhandle Patriots declined to comment on the day’s events, telling The Post, “We are not answering questions right now.”White did not mention a connection between the Panhandle Patriots event and the arrests.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2022 15:24 UTC