Neo-Nazi Marchers and Opponents Clash
Fistfights broke out and police made 17 arrests at a neo-Nazi rally and march through a predominantly black Orlando neighborhood.
In khaki uniforms, tall black boots and red arm patches bearing swastikas, about 30 members of the National Socialist Movement were barricaded on one side by SWAT team members at the rally. On the other side of the SWAT officers, a group of about 100 black-clad counter-demonstrators, many covering their faces with black masks, held anti-Nazi signs.
The march went on as planned through the neighborhood of Parramore, with about 500 spectators and counter-demonstrators following the group.
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