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Neo-Nazi march sparks riots in Ohio

WASHINGTON: At least two dozen people have been arrested after a planned march by white supremacists in Toledo, Ohio, prompted a crowd to pelt police with stones and bottles and to set a fire.

Members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement had on Saturday been scheduled to march under police protection through north Toledo, with anti-Nazi groups set to counter-protest.

But police cancelled the event and told the neo-Nazi group to leave as tensions rose and violence erupted nearby, the Toledo Blade reported. The confrontations continued for several hours.

The crowd threw bottles and stones at police, and some officers and firefighters suffered minor injuries, officials said. Police cars and a fire truck were damaged.

"We made about two dozen arrests, but quite frankly could have made a couple of hundred arrests easily," Toledo Police Chief Michael Navarre said.Police started making arrests after a business was set alight, he said.

"There will be a very strong police presence in this neighbourhood for several days, as long as it takes".


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