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发帖数: 258 | 1 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a warning to Virginia law
enforcement officials several days ahead of a white supremacist rally in
Charlottesville that turned violent, Politico reported Tuesday.
The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis sent the report to authorities
on Aug. 9, according to Politico, urging them to prepare for the possibility
of wide-scale violence as white nationalists and neo-Nazis planned a
protest against the removal of a Confederate statue from a public park.
The DHS report cited two previous clashes in Charlottesville involving far-
right groups and anti-fascist protesters, and warned that the Aug. 12 rally
could prove to be "among the most violent to date," Politico reported.
Violent clashes broke out on the day of the rally between the white
supremacists and counterprotesters, leading to one fatality and more than a
dozen injuries.
The revelation that local law enforcement had prior warning of the potential
for violence at the event could put extra pressure on Virginia officials,
who were forced to defend the police response after a barrage of criticism.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), who said that his office had prepared for
the rally for weeks, realized during the event that "additional powers"
were needed to ensure people's safety. City and police officials also cited
the large crowd sizes in being unable to adequately deal with the riots.
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