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The white nationalists and skinheads, clad in black, began to arrive a little before noon Sunday for their planned march on the state Capitol grounds. They were met by hundreds of protesters toting signs that denounced “Nazi scum.”

Violence began almost immediately, authorities and witnesses said, and by the time the clashes ended 20 minutes later, at least seven people had been stabbed, nine were hospitalized and many more suffered bruises, scrapes and cuts.

"They attacked each other without hesitation," said counter-protester Chandra Zafra, 50, a member of the Mexica Movement nonprofit. "It was a war zone."

For much of the afternoon, the historic domed Capitol was locked down, with staffers and tourists inside. Police swarmed the park-like grounds, but by Sunday evening there had still been no arrests.

The Sacramento stabbings came several months after another violent confrontation between members of a Ku Klux Klan group and counter-protesters at an Anaheim park.

DikTracy6000 wrote:They should have worn black balaclava's and carried the flag of ISIS, then they'd have been given sanctuary and shown compassion and love from the Attorney General.

johno wrote:Given the recent violence at a Whities Party demonstration in SoCal (IIRC), why didn't the cops properly deal with this?

I know it's closed-minded of me, but when I see "counter-demonstrators" in masks, I think they're up to no good.