Far-Right Activists Protest for Second Day in Chemnitz, Clash With Anti-Fascists

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About 1,000 far-right supporters gathered in the eastern German city of Chemnitz for the second consecutive day on Monday, August 27, to protest a fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old German man.The group clashed with some 1,000 rival anti-fascist protesters. Police said several people were injured as objects were thrown from both sides.These videos show the tense standoff at the Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz on Monday.There were reports of far-right demonstrators chasing foreigners and threatening and attacking journalists during protests on August 26 and 27.A 23-year-old Syrian and a 22-year-old Iraqi have been arrested over the fatal stabbing on Sunday, which sparked the anti-migrant protests in Chemnitz. Credit: M000X via Storyful