Conservative free speech advocates and left-wing counterprotesters held dueling rallies Saturday in the East Coast city of Boston as police say they will not tolerate violence from either side.
Dueling Protest Groups Hold Rallies in Boston
- By VOA News
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First clash with police. Counter-protestors stopped because of picket signs.
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Matt (no last name given) waits for friends to march to the Boston Common. He's a war veteran and says "I don't want my country to look like this with so much hate and people who want to kill everyone else."
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Counterprotesters march toward Boston Common where a "free speech" rally was being held by conservative activists in Boston, Aug. 19, 2017.
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Counterprotesters gather against a planned "free speech" rally being held by conservative organizers at Boston Common in Boston, Aug. 19, 2017.
