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New Report Tracks Extremist Groups Tied To Violence At Protests

A member of the far-right militia, Boogaloo Bois, walks next to protesters demonstrating outside Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Metro Division 2 just outside of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 29, 2020. (Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of the far-right militia, Boogaloo Bois, walks next to protesters demonstrating outside Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Metro Division 2 just outside of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 29, 2020. (Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images)

Three white men are facing terrorism-related charges in Nevada after allegedly planning to incite violence at protests over the death of George Floyd.

Federal prosecutors describe the men as being connected to the “boogaloo” movement, which is associated with far-right extremists.

Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley speaks with Alex Goldenberg of the Network Contagion Research Institute about the new report on extremists and protests.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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