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Far-right provocateur attempts to disrupt 9/11 ceremony with anti-Muslim hate in Lower Manhattan, sparking clashes and arrests
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Key Points:
- Far-right provocateur Lang held a day-long Islamophobic demonstration near the 9/11 Memorial on the 25th anniversary of the attacks, targeting Mayor Mamdani because of his Muslim faith.
- Clashes broke out between Lang’s supporters and counterprotesters outside City Hall, resulting in two arrests as police tried to keep the groups apart.
- Lang carried signs demanding the deportation of Muslims and the mayor, chanting references to 9/11, while locals vocally opposed him and tried to surround him.
- Police formed a protective barrier around Lang to prevent physical attacks as he marched with white nationalist symbols, but stopped his march short of the 9/11 Memorial to avoid disrupting the solemn ceremony.
- Separate individuals displaying Nazi salutes were observed nearby but were not associated with Lang; Lang eventually fled the scene by bus as New Yorkers pursued him.
