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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and aggregate Columbus metropolis officials made their thoughts known Saturday aft receiving earlier reports that a radical of neo-Nazis marched successful the Short North Arts District.
NewsNation affiliate WCMH received aggregate eyewitness accounts and video astir 1:45 p.m. of the march, which showed astatine slightest eleven radical wearing masks walking down the sidewalk. The radical carried flags bearing swastikas adjacent the intersection of 1st Avenue and North High Street, and besides shouted obscenities into a megaphone. DeWine, who denounced the group’s actions, besides confirmed much details of the incident.
“We volition not tolerate hatred successful Ohio,” DeWine wrote. “Neo-Nazis — their faces hidden down reddish masks — roamed streets successful Columbus today, carrying Nazi flags and spewing vile and racist code against radical of colour and Jews. There were reports that they were besides espousing achromatic powerfulness sentiments."
City Council President Shannon Hardin rejected the group's "pathetic efforts to beforehand fearfulness and hate."
"I’ve been successful interaction with instrumentality enforcement astir Nazis marching done the city," Hardin said.
City Attorney Zach Klein besides confirmed helium was successful interaction with Columbus constabulary regarding the march, and would "continue to show this hatred group's actions."
"Displays of neo-Nazi hatred person nary location successful Columbus," Klein wrote. "Take your flags and the masks you fell down and spell location and ne'er travel back."
NBC4 reached retired to Columbus constabulary and asked if immoderate arrests were made arsenic a effect of the march. They person not said if anyone was detained arsenic of 5:30 p.m.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther besides shared a connection regarding the march.
"We volition not let immoderate of our neighbors to beryllium intimidated, threated oregon harmed due to the fact that of who they are, however they worship oregon whom they love," Ginther said. "We cull the cowardly show reported successful the Short North earlier today."
