Minneapolis police arrested far-right activist Jake Lang during a protest this weekend outside of city hall, just days after Lang made headlines for his anti-Islam rally in Dearborn, Michigan. The police department said the “far-right extremist,” who Mayor Jacob Frey called “a known racist” arrived near city hall on saturday with other people in two vehicles. Both vehicles drove onto the sidewalk toward a crowd of people, according to officers. All occupants of the both vehicles were taken into custody, including Lang on “probable cause riot,” police said.
The Detroit area became the epicenter of religious extremism when Nazi sympathizers, Christian Nationalists and anti-Islam agitators gathered in Dearborn, Michigan. Jake Lang's arrival in the Muslim-majority city ahead of a Tuesday council meeting spurred chaos and sparked large-scale demonstrations. As Lang addressed the city council, individuals wearing swastikas gathered outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library.
Anti-Islam agitators clashed Tuesday with pro-Muslim supporters outside a city council meeting in Dearborn, Michigan. Far-right, anti-Islam activist Jake Lang was expected to make comments at the meeting Tuesday night at the Henry Ford Centennial Library. After an hour of protests, Lang arrived at the scene where a riled-up crowd ran to the library where the meeting was being held. The crowd slammed into the building, with demonstrators shoving officers and throwing down barricades. FOX 2 Detroit was on the scene where the SWAT team ran out of the building and diverted the crowd. For days, Dearborn police told people who do not have official business before City Council not to show up to demonstrate for or against Lang. Edward Jacob Lang…
Local news outlets reported clashes between protesters and counterprotesters involving pepper spray, "suspicious devices" and physical fights outside the home of the New York City mayor.
