Staff report

York Daily Record

There was a peaceful showdown over Syrian refugees as competing rallies gathered this weekend in Lancaster, according to social media and a report from LNP.

Shortly after the Paris terrorist attacks, the question of whether to accept refugees from the war-torn country became a hot-button issue, including in Pennsylvania. A group protested the issue outside Gov. Tom Wolf's York County home in December.

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Speakers warning of the dangers of allowing Syrian refugees into the United States attracted about 30 people outside the Church World Service on East King Street around noon Saturday, LNP reported. A counter-rally, with about 250 pro-refugee people, soon formed at a park and then lined up across the street.

There was some shouting back and forth, but the rallies both remained peaceful, LNP reported. The leaders for each group had urged non-confrontational behavior.

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