Flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol

[Yahoo! News]

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At least five people were arrested on Saturday as white-supremacist and African-American groups clashed outside the South Carolina State House, where the Confederate battle flag was removed last week after a half-century, authorities said. Tensions rose quickly when a column of about 50 white supremacists, many carrying Confederate flags and one a Nazi flag, marched toward the south steps of the capitol at 3:15 p.m. When the group reached the State House lawn, a scuffle broke out, and police moved in quickly to keep the fight from spreading.

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