{"id":411193,"date":"2017-08-12T17:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T17:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/12\/state-of-emergency-over-us-far-right-rally\/"},"modified":"2017-08-12T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T17:25:51","slug":"state-of-emergency-over-us-far-right-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/12\/state-of-emergency-over-us-far-right-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"State of emergency over US far-right rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.4.4--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Officials in Charlottesville in the US state of Virginia have declared a state of emergency ahead of a large march by white nationalists.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people are expected to join the \u201cUnite the Right\u201d rally against plans to remove a statue of a pro-slavery US Civil War general.<\/p>\n<p>Violent clashes erupted between far-right groups and counter-protesters who have also gathered in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Two people have been injured, police say.<\/p>\n<p>The state of emergency allows local authorities to request additional resources if needed, the police department said.<\/p>\n<p>Police have fired tear gas and pepper spray against demonstrators and said that arrests had been made after a declaration of unlawful assembly at Emancipation Park.<\/p>\n<p>The far-right protesters are angry about the planned removal of a statue of Gen Robert E Lee from Charlottesville. Lee commanded the Confederate forces in the US Civil War of 1861-65.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Joel Gunter in Charlottesville says police have not yet interrupted clashes between the rival demonstrators, adding that it had been \u201cextremely violent\u201d so far.<\/p>\n<p>Charlottesville has become a focal point for white nationalists after the city council voted to remove a statue of General Lee.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the group waved torches and chanted \u201cWhite lives matter\u201d as they marched through the University of Virginia in the city. 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