A city in Virginia has canceled its upcoming Civil War reenactment weekend Friday amid the growing tensions over memorials of the Confederacy and events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Va., a week ago. "Recent events have ignited passions in this country surrounding the Civil War and the symbols representing it. The City of Manassas is saddened by these events and abhors the violence happening around the country," the statement read. CHARLOTTESVILLE SUSPECT FACES 5 ADDITIONAL FELONY CHARGESFollowing the incident, a Lee statue was removed from Duke University after it was vandalized Thursday. Two Civil War battles were fought in the city of Manassas.

Source: Fox News August 19, 2017 16:41 UTC