Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the Traditionalist Worker Party.
At least seven people were transported to area hospitals, some with critical trauma stab wounds, the fire department said. According to CBS, police officers witnessed a Klan member stab someone with a knife, while a counter protester was also found stabbed inside a vehicle, CBS reported.
The Traditionalist Worker Party has all the hallmarks of a fascist political group and was described as “white nationalist” and “extremist” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups.
“TWP, formed in January of this year (2015) as the political wing of the Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN), an identitarian-inspired umbrella group that aims to indoctrinate high school and college students into white nationalism, ” a recent article on the Southern Poverty Law Center said.
In an online post, the Traditionalist Youth Network, which is closely tied to the group that organized the rally, seemed to be aware that they would be met with by counter-protests.
In that same post, the group said they were inspired to stage the protest “against globalization and in defense of the right to free expression” after witnessing numerous protests against Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency.
Antifa's violent nature has really been exaggerated recently. I think this is a good touch of reality yes?
