DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) — Demonstrators clashed and several law enforcement agencies, including police in riot gear, are at a Dearborn City Council meeting where anti-Muslim, far-right activist Jake Lang is in attendance.
Crowds grew for hours ahead of the 7 p.m. meeting. Outside the meeting that's being held at Henry Ford Centennial Library, confrontations and fights broke out. Multiple people were seen being taken into police custody.
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Officials moved the meeting to the library in response to Lang's planned attendance.
Police are asking residents to attend the meeting only if they have business with city council.
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Lang, who was criminally charged then pardoned for the Jan. 6 insurrection, previously stirred demonstrations in Dearborn against Muslim Americans.
On Monday, City officials and faith leaders gathered at Dearborn City Hall to deliver a unified message ahead of Lang's visit.
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