Arrested 31 white supremacists who planned to attack the LGTBIQ+ pride of Idaho

Arrested 31 white supremacists who planned to attack the LGTBIQ+ pride of Idaho Arrested 31 white supremacists who planned to attack the LGTBIQ+ pride of Idaho

The 31 people arrested belong to a far-right group known as the Patriot Front.

The Police of Idaho arrested 31 suspected members of the white supremacist group on Saturday, Patriot Front (Patriot Front), who planned to cause a disturbance at a pride event LGTBIQ + in the city of Coeur d'alene.

Dressed in white balaclavas, khaki pants and caps, military boots and blue T-shirts, 31 members of this white supremacist group crowded this Saturday inside the small company truck U-Haul hoping to spread out in different areas of the city with the intention of provoking disturbances, as explained Lee whitelocal police chief.

The detainees have been unmasked, identified and accused of conspiring to cause disturbances during the celebration of the annual pride event LGTBIQ + in the city, Pride in the Park, despite the fact that local authorities have arrested them before they could provoke any.

An army of supremacists

At the time of the arrest, the detainees also wore white cloths that covered their heads, protective elements, a smoke bomb and white supremacist symbols. Specifically, police found riot gear, a smoke grenade, shin guards, and shields inside the van.

The 31 people arrested belong to a far-right group known as Patriot Front and they came from different states of the United States. Only one of them was from Idaho.

Part of the dress code that the detainees shared were navy blue T-shirts, some with supremacist messages such as "We take America back»Or«Conquerors, not thieves» while others had opted for messages similar to caps, attached with Velcro to facilitate exchange.

"Real Americans"

According to Anti-Defamation League, an organization that monitors extremist groups, acts of anti-Semitism and hate crimes, the Patriotic Front is a supremacist group based in Texas, which was born from the split of a previous supremacist group, the Vanguard America, with whom they broke up after the concentration «Unite the Right» September 2017.

Although it presents itself as a patriotic nationalist group, it is considered an American ultra-nationalist white supremacist movement. On their official website, they claim the establishment of an American fascism, consisting of «return to traditions and virtues"of their ancestors and consider that non-whites are not true"Americans«.

Arrested 31 white supremacists who planned to attack the LGTBIQ+ pride of Idaho

 

Sources: Sports worldCadena Sersecret

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