Multiple people have been stabbed in clashes between competing groups at a rally by white nationalists in California.
There have been violent clashes between competing groups at a rally by white nationalists in California. Photo: Twitter @ABC10Frances
The violence occurred outside the state's capitol building in Sacramento.
The Sacramento Fire Department said seven people had been taken to hospital, two with life-threatening stab wounds.
The violence is understood to have involved people from the nationalist rally the Traditionalist Worker party and a group of counter-protesters.
ABC10 reporter Frances Wang was filming as the protests turned violent.
(Warning video contains disturbing images).
Insane video. Crowd sees any signs of "Nazis" and they run&attack. A lot of people bleeding/getting maced. @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/PoFhILfZ95
— Frances Wang (@ABC10Frances) June 26, 2016
A fire department spokesman said there was a "very large melee" when the two groups met.
A large number of police and emergency services are at the scene, he said.
UPDATE: 5 patients transported to area hospitals from Capitol incident, some with critical trauma stab wounds. pic.twitter.com/wO1yqlvfOA
— SacFire PIO (@SacFirePIO) June 26, 2016
