ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police dispersed right-wing demonstrators and counter protesters on Saturday as scuffles broke out in an Atlanta suburb that is home to a giant Confederate memorial. After hours of shouting, and the burning of a Confederate flag, people began to steal flags and hats from one another, right-wing demonstrators sprayed pepper spray at counter protesters, and fists were thrown. Riot police backed by a SWAT team in an armored vehicle moved in threatening to arrest anyone who remained. The rally was in response to a July 4 march by a Black militia group against the carving depicting General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Thomas J. Park authorities denied the Three Percenters' request for a rally in the park after a violent clash between groups in 2016.

Source: The Star August 15, 2020 21:45 UTC