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Charlottesville: Most powerful pictures of protests and violence

News imageRyan M Kelly / Daily Progress Car hits protesters in Charlottesville, 12 August 2017Ryan M Kelly / Daily Progress
People were thrown into the air as a car ploughed into crowds - the incident capped up a day of tension and clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia
News imageReuters Far-right protesters converge around the statue of a Southern generalReuters
Hundreds of far-right protesters had descended on the US city to protest against the removal of a statue of a Southern Civil War hero
News imageReuters Two far-right protesters in Charlottesville, VirginiaReuters
Many carried Confederate flags - and weapons. This man wore a German World War Two helmet
News imageReuters Counter-protesters hold up an "against white supremicismReuters
Counter-protesters were out in force to face them
News imageReuters White supremacists clash with counter-protestersReuters
Clashes erupted between the two rival groups, with fighting in the streets
News imageReuters A composite photo showing a white supremacist being punched after giving a Nazi saluteReuters
There was violence from both sides: this man was punched in the face after giving a Nazi salute
News imageReuters A man douses himself with a liquid, most likely milk of magnesium, to cope with the effects of pepper sprayReuters
This man doused himself with a liquid, most likely milk of magnesia, to cope with the effects of pepper spray
News imageReuters Far-right and counter protesters clash in Charlottesville, VirginiaReuters
Donald Trump has been criticised for not explicitly condemning far-right groups, which have been energised under his presidency
News imageGetty Images A badly damaged car after it was driven in to protestersGetty Images
A man has been arrested after driving the car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one woman and injuring 19 people
News imageEPA People place candles in a vigil after violent protests in Charlottesville, VirginiaEPA
By the evening on Saturday, makeshift vigils had been made