Reuters: At least one dead as white nationalists ignite Virginia clashes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) - At least one person died and 30 were injured in a day of clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Virginia on Saturday, with the state's governor blaming the neo-Nazis for sparking the violence and demanding that they go home.
Two people also died when a Virginia State Police helicopter crashed near the violence in Charlottesville, federal officials said.
It was not clear if the crash was related to the outbreak of clashes in the Southern college town, where protesters fought hundreds of white supremacists trying to halt the planned removal of a Confederate statue from a park.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, declared an emergency and halted a white nationalist rally, while President Donald Trump condemned the violence.
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Update #1: Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths (AP)
Update #2: Trump condemns 'hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides' in Charlottesville (CNN)
WNU Editor: A sad and ugly part of America history played out today .... and here is an easy prediction .... many individuals and groups are going to use today's violence to push their political agendas, and the media is going to play along.
