Anti-Islam protesters, Muslims clash in Dearborn, Michigan, after man attempts to burn Quran

Anti-Islam activists and pro-Muslim counter-protesters clashed connected Tuesday successful Dearborn, Michigan, prompting a dense constabulary presence.

Dearborn, location to 1 of the largest Muslim populations successful the country, has precocious go a people for activists who impeach it of operating nether "Sharia law," according to MLive.

The clash began erstwhile Jake Lang, who participated successful the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arrived connected Michigan Avenue and attempted to pain a Quran, the outlet reported.

Lang held up a lighter attempting to airy the spiritual substance connected fire, but counter-protesters knocked it from his hands.

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The clash began erstwhile Jake Lang, who participated successful the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arrived connected Michigan Avenue and attempted to pain a Quran. (Getty Images)

Later, Lang slapped the Quran with a slab of bacon earlier a counter-protester grabbed the publication and took disconnected with it.

Lang and his radical aboriginal marched toward City Hall up of the metropolis assembly gathering Tuesday night.

Police maintained a perimeter connected the sidewalks and on Michigan Avenue, intervening concisely erstwhile the clash escalated pursuing Lang’s attempted burning of the book.

One idiosyncratic was seen being arrested astatine City Hall, according to MLive. No injuries were reported.

The seat of the Michigan Democratic Party, Curtis Hertel, condemned the attempted burning of the Quran.

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Dearborn is location to 1 of the largest Muslim populations successful the country. (Charly Triballeau/Getty Images)

"Attempting to pain a spiritual papers is an unacceptable enactment of hate," Hertel said successful a statement. "Dearborn is simply a beloved, multicultural metropolis with tens of thousands of radical who are cherished friends, household members, and neighbors."

Michigan gubernatorial campaigner Anthony Hudson, a Republican, walked with supporters on the sidewalk arsenic portion of a objection that appeared unconnected to Lang's, according to MLive.

Hudson had initially planned a protestation successful Dearborn, calling it an "American Crusade" against "Muslim infiltration" and "Sharia Law," according to a quality merchandise from the Michigan section of the Council connected American-Islamic Relations.

But aft visiting 3 mosques successful the area, Hudson said determination are galore mendacious and misleading narratives astir Dearborn being dispersed and that each helium recovered from Muslims successful Dearborn was hospitality, according to the release. He besides said helium was opposed to outsiders traveling to Dearborn with plans to pain the Quran.

One idiosyncratic was seen being arrested astatine City Hall. (Google Maps)

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"We invited Mr. Hudson’s remorse for his admitted fearmongering against the Dearborn assemblage and American Muslims successful general," CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid said successful the release. "We invitation him to further discussions to larn astir the Islamic religion and what Muslims mostly judge antagonistic to mendacious narratives and misinformation perpetuated by those with governmental agendas."

In effect to Hudson’s alteration of heart, Lang spray-painted the connection "cuck" connected his run autobus successful Dearborn, criticizing him for "selling out," MLive reported.