Moment far-right supporter in shirt daubed with swastikas is punched during clashes at white supremacist rally

White supremacist Randy Furniss gets punched in the face
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Rashid Razaq20 October 2017

A far-right supporter wearing a shirt covered in swastikas was punched and chased away from a white nationalist event in Gainesville in Florida.

Anti-Nazi demonstrators vastly outnumbered nationalists outside the University of Florida where white supremacist Richard Spencer was due to speak.

Protesters shouted: “Not in our town! Not in our state! We don’t want your Nazi hate,” as police tried to contain skirmishes between rival factions.

The Alachua County Sheriff said two people were arrested. Sean Brijmohan, 28, was charged with possession of a firearm on school property.

Furniss's head is rocked back after receiving the blow at the far-right rally in Florida
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David Notte, 34, was charged with resisting an officer without violence.

Five people received minor injuries, authorities said.

Protesters shouted: “Not in our town! Not in our state! We don’t want your Nazi hate"

The school estimated it would spend $600,000 (£457,000) on security to ensure no repeat of violent clashes connected to a white nationalist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one dead in August.

School officials cited the Charlottesville violence in rejecting an initial request from Mr Spencer to speak at the university. They later relented on free speech grounds.

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