Charlottesville warns of 'worst-case scenario' ahead of riot anniversary

Police say they are preparing for any effort by white supremacist groups to return to mark last year’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally Police in Ch... thumbnail 1 summary

Police say they are preparing for any effort by white supremacist groups to return to mark last year’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Police in Charlottesville have said they are braced for the “worst-case scenario” if a white supremacist group succeeds in staging another rally to mark the first anniversary of an event that led to street fighting, the death of a counter-protester and dozens of injuries.

The city in Virginia is fighting in federal court to deny Jason Kessler, who was behind the “Unite the Right” rally in August 2017, from obtaining permission for rallies on 11 and 12 August this year in Emancipation Park.

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