Charlottesville: Most powerful pictures of protests and violence
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People were thrown into the air as a car ploughed into crowds - the incident capped up a day of tension and clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia
Hundreds of far-right protesters had descended on the US city to protest against the removal of a statue of a Southern Civil War hero
Many carried Confederate flags - and weapons. This man wore a German World War Two helmet
Counter-protesters were out in force to face them
Clashes erupted between the two rival groups, with fighting in the streets
There was violence from both sides: this man was punched in the face after giving a Nazi salute
This man doused himself with a liquid, most likely milk of magnesia, to cope with the effects of pepper spray
Donald Trump has been criticised for not explicitly condemning far-right groups, which have been energised under his presidency
A man has been arrested after driving the car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one woman and injuring 19 people
By the evening on Saturday, makeshift vigils had been made
- Published13 August 2017
- Published13 August 2017
- Published13 August 2017
- Published12 August 2017
