Former January 6 defendant and far-right provocateur Jake Lang will host an anti-Somali "Crusader March" in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 17, with the explicit purpose of antagonizing the local Somali population. The march is slated to begin at 12pm CST at Minneapolis City Hall, before attendees reportedly plan to march east to the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, home to a large Somali community. While Lang’s recent events in Dearborn, Michigan, Plano, Texas, and the District of Columbia drew limited attendance, the tense situation in Minneapolis may attract a larger crowd. Based on recent events and additional information provided below, BDI assesses that this event is at heightened risk of violence and contention between provocateurs and counter-protesters.
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