Man arrested after almost hitting anti-fascist protesters with truck
Vancouver Police arrested a man after he allegedly backed his car towards a group of left-wing anti-fascist counterprotesters, Willamette Week reported on Sunday.
The incident occurred as counterprotesters demonstrated following a rally run by Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group.
{mosads}While no one was injured, the incident comes several weeks after a car at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., was rammed into counterprotesters, killing one and injuring numerous others. A man with alleged ties to white supremacist groups has been charged with murder in the case.
The car involved in the Vancouver incident had Oregon plates, a decal of the Confederate flag and several American flags, the report said.
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