Standoff between black and white racial extremists

POLICE in riot gear rushed a downtown street to break up a standoff between hundreds of black and white extremists who exchanged screams of “Black power!” and “White power!” during a protest over the state’s handling of the case of a black man who was run over and dragged by a vehicle.

A skinhead carrying a Nazi flag and a shirtless white man were arrested on a misdemeanour charge of suspicion of disorderly conduct before the protesters separated peacefully, said police spokesman Lt Danny Huff.