White nationalists carry torches around a statue of Thomas Jefferson on the grounds of the University of Virginia, on the eve of a planned Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 11 August. Photo: Reuters/Alejandro Alvarez/News2ShareCharlottesville, Virginia: Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday morning at white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protestors. There were also fights Friday night, when hundreds of white nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus carrying torches. Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer said he was disgusted that the white nationalists had come to his town and blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming racial prejudices with his campaign last year.

Source: Mint August 12, 2017 17:03 UTC