Man wearing 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt is arrested after he was photographed at US Capitol riots

The rioter is among more than 100 people who have been arrested in relation to the violent demonstrations.

A man who was filmed wearing a 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt at the 6 January riots has been arrested.

A man who was filmed wearing a 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt at the 6 January riots has been arrested. Source: ITV

A man wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" t-shirt is among more than 100 people who have been arrested in relation to last week's riot at the US Capitol.

The count by the Associated Press resulted from a US-wide review of court records and announcements of arrests issued by law enforcement agencies.

The charges range from misdemeanour curfew violations in the District of Columbia to federal felonies related to the assault of law enforcement officers, theft of government property and possessing firearms and explosives.
The FBI Norfolk Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Robert Keith Packer of Newport News, Virginia, they confirmed.

Packer was seen wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" t-shirt taunting Jews over the Nazi death camp was arrested Wednesday, the FBI said.

He was charged with violent or disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds and illegally entering the Capitol building, according to court documents.
Pictures of Packer wearing the T-shirt sparked anger and dismay throughout the Jewish community. Auschwitz was part of a vast network of death and concentration camps across Europe set up as part of Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution" of genocide targeting millions of European Jews.

The Nazis killed 1.1 million people at the Auschwitz camp alone.



Packer's T-shirt also carried the phrase "Work Brings Freedom," the taunting phrase posted over the Auschwitz gates in the 1940s.

The Norfolk FBI said that another suspect in the 6 January attack was arrested as well on Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors and the FBI said this week they are pursing dozens more suspects who have been identified through photos and videos from the melee and tips from the public.


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Published 14 January 2021 10:04am


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