“Preliminary investigation reveals the driver may have intentionally struck the security barriers at Lafayette Square,” Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the Secret Service, said on Twitter. A Reuters witness said investigators found the flag, which apparently came from inside the truck. The flag and plastic evidence bags were photographed laid out on the road after the crash. A swastika flag, used by the Nazi regime as it systematically murdered 6 million Jews during the Holocaust, was found in the rented truck that crashed. According to witnesses, the driver crashed repeatedly into the security barriers in Lafayette Square, near the grounds of the White House.Īuthorities in Washington DC detained the driver of the truck, which was deemed safe by District of Columbia police. The crash happened at about 10pm Eastern Time on Monday. The news of the accusation about the Nazi flag and Kandula’s identity was met with skepticism among some quarters on social media.īut experts say people of color in the United States are being increasingly drawn to the political far right as well as groups which are sympathetic to Nazi beliefs of white supremacy because of misinformation, particularly online the presence of authoritarian influences from their families’ country of origin and a proximity to whiteness in the US which relies more on dominance over people rather than one’s skin color.Ī LinkedIn profile matching Kandula’s name while listing a home town of Chesterfield as well as a 2022 high school graduation date described experience in computer coding as well as a background in data analytics.
He had been accused of having a Nazi flag on him. The driver was also charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a vehicle, and other criminal charges.
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