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Charlottesville: One dead, dozens injured as car rams into demonstrators
There was chaos in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA after an assailant rammed his car into a rally which turned rowdy involving white supremacists and counter-demonstrators.
According to Charlottesville Mayor, a 32-year-old female was among those killed and 32 others were injured after the car ploughed into the crowd of anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators.
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Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas, said the injuries ranged from life-threatening to minor even as a 20-year-old suspect was held by police on charges relating to the car incident, including second-degree murder.
The Charlottesville Police Department said in a statement on Saturday night that the suspect James Alex Fields Jr of Ohio also faces three counts of malicious wounding, and one count related to leaving the scene.
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