The Latest: 13 in custody after violence at KKK gathering
By Associated Press
Feb 27, 2016 4:53 PM CST
A Ku Klux Klansman, left, uses an American flag to fend off angry counter protesters after members of the KKK tried to start a "White Lives Matter" rally at Pearson Park in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. The event quickly escalated into violence and at least two people had to be treated...   (Associated Press)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the stabbings at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California Saturday (all times local):

2:44 p.m.

Authorities say 13 people are in custody following a violent altercation that left three people stabbed at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California.

A spokesman with the Anaheim Police Department says six of those arrested are Klan supporters and seven counter-protesters.

All three people who were stabbed are believed to be counter-protesters. One person is in critical condition.

Sgt. Daron Wyatt says a Klan member was stomped on by counter-protesters during another altercation.

The KKK has a long history in Southern California, with Klansmen holding elected office in Anaheim in the 1920s.

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1:26 p.m.

Police say two people have been stabbed at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California.

Sgt. Daron Wyatt with the Anaheim Police Department tells The Associated Press two people who were part of a counter-protest at a KKK gathering Saturday afternoon in Anaheim were stabbed in separate incidents.

One person is in custody in one of the stabbings.

Wyatt says a Klan member was stomped on by counter-protesters during another altercation. Three people have been detained.

No information on any of victims' conditions was immediately available.

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

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