Thousands of counter-protesters descend on Boston
The streets of Boston were flooded with left leaning counter-protesters on Saturday chanting anti-Nazi slogans as they peacefully marched towards a “Free Speech” rally being held by right wing activists.
At least 500 cops are on hand patrolling barricades set up to keep the groups apart. This is happening just one week after a Heather Heyer was murdered when a white supremacist rammed his car into protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The group holding this Saturday’s rally is The Boston Free Speech Coalition and they say they are opposed to the messages coming from white supremacists and have vowed that their event would remain peaceful.
Saturday’s speakers will include Joe Biggs who used to be with Infowars and Kyle Chapman who has been accused of beating counter protesters at a pro-Trump rally in Berkeley earlier in the year.
Mayor of Boston, Mary Walsh, has asked the counter-protesters to avoid Boston Common saying their presence would only draw more attention to the event.
Police have estimated the counter-protester numbers to be approximately 15,000.
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