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8 nabbed in N. Carolina as toppled Confederate statue triggers more protests
From:Xinhua  |  2018-09-09 15:53

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were arrested Saturday after more protests following the toppling of a Confederate monument inside a university in North Carolina State, according to reports.

"Silent Sam", the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier that had stood at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus since 1913, was toppled on Aug. 20 by protesters who called it a symbol of racist heritage.

In response, both people holding Confederate flags and those protesting against the memorial showed up Saturday near where the statue had stood. Local reports said the two groups yelled at each other before pro-Silent Sam protesters were escorted away.

The university said in a statement that officers ordered the crowd to disperse "due to disorderly conduct."

This is at least the third time that supporters and opponents of the statue have faced off on campus since the monument was toppled.

Multiple arrests were made during the prior two incidents as well.

University Chancellor Carol Folt issued a statement last month, indicating the school won't return Silent Sam to the main quad where it used to stand.

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