The Independent reports:

In Detroit, an armed white supremacist group called the National Socialist Movement (NSM) descended on the annual Motor City Pride Festival, where they held placards, gave Nazi salutes and displayed armbands with swastikas. Photos from the event, which was attended by thousands of LGBT+ supporters, showed a group of around 10 neo-Nazis marching surrounded by police officers. Dressed in black with a number carrying firearms and shields, the NSM marchers tore apart pride flags and pushed over at least one counter-demonstrator. One even appeared to urinate on an Israeli flag.

The Grit Post reports:

“[The National Socialist Movement] NSM will be armed and counter-protesting the freaks,” wrote Burt Colucci, the self-identified “commander” of the neo-Nazi NSM, on Russian social network VK. “NSM, lets put some boots on the ground!! I don’t really give a damn about op-sec or Antifa in this situation. We go in with Swastikas blazing and if people don’t like it, tough shit…” Videos from the event Saturday showed neo-Nazi protestors with police escort marching through downtown Detroit during the Motor City Pride festivities. NSM members from across the country reportedly traveled to Detroit to take part in this anti-Pride demonstration.

Today at Motor City Pride, a friendly LGBT+ event, Detroit PD escorted Nazi’s in full uniform outside of the entrance to the festival. Detroit PD bruised those that tried to intervene (see below) and allowed this to happen. pic.twitter.com/lDcbemzhek — marc (@marcklock) June 9, 2019

PSA: !!! Guys there are literal nazis at Detroit pride today- Please be safe they ARE armed with weapons!! pic.twitter.com/dem5dygoXw — 约瑟夫 (@zhongguoyuesefu) June 8, 2019

Nazis out here In Detroit, Michigan right now. “I AM SHOOK. Please be safe out there today, my brothers and sisters.”- via Kelsey Hubbell This is OUTRAGEOUS! Retweet pic.twitter.com/j3zYtk0aM5 — StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) June 8, 2019

I’ve obtained video of the Nazis at Motor City Pride in Detroit. They ripped up Pride and an Israeli flags. Their group looks to have been pretty small. A Drag Kid hopped up on a Red Bull could’ve taken that sorry lot of losers out. pic.twitter.com/wpNmjn3rQa — Hate Trackers (@TrackersHate) June 8, 2019

1/ An area I monitor where white nationalists gather is a Russian social media site called VK. On that site Burt Colucci, who now heads the Nazi organization the National Socialist Movement, has stated he is bringing an armed group to Detroit Saturday to protest Motor City Pride. pic.twitter.com/TKGCfDdW5j — Hate Trackers (@TrackersHate) June 6, 2019

2/ Hate Trackers is maintaining a list of groups that plan to disrupt LGBTQ events this month. I’m not talking the usual creeps with signs, but groups that I know are prone to violence and looking for trouble. The NSM is major trouble. — Hate Trackers (@TrackersHate) June 6, 2019

White supremacist appears to urinate on an Israeli flag as nationalist group interrupts #LGBT celebration in Detroit by tearing apart Pride flags and giving Nazi salutes pic.twitter.com/jIwXmFukji — Job Advisor (@jobadvisorlink) June 9, 2019

A buddy of mine is a first responder in Detroit: “The Nazi group had no escort at first. There was TONS of Detroit Police at Pride. Like, as in… THEY CALLED IN EVERY OFFICER PHYSICALLY ABLE TO WORK. When NSM was found to be armed they were given an escort because…” 1/x — Jon Olfert (@canuckfreezeray) June 9, 2019

“…it’s easier to control a smaller & coherent group with said escort than increase presence in a chaotic mob & hope for the best. NSM was stopped still for a while until there was a suitable escort to keep them in line.” 2/x — Jon Olfert (@canuckfreezeray) June 9, 2019