Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified - News Summed Up

Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified


(CNN) A rioter who stormed the US Capitol Wednesday wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase "Camp Auschwitz" has been identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia, according to three sources who spoke with CNN. An image of Packer inside the Capitol, whose sweatshirt bore the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II, has evoked shock and disbelief on social media. The bottom of his shirt stated, "Work brings freedom," which is the rough translation of the phrase "Arbeit macht frei" that was on the concentration camp's gates. A rioter wearing a sweatshirt with the phrase "Camp Auschwitz" has been identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia, according to three sources who spoke to CNN. "He's been always extreme and very vocal about his beliefs," the resident said.


Source: CNN January 10, 2021 21:55 UTC



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