A man was stabbed and at least two journalists were assaulted during an anti-vaccine protest in Los Angeles, reports say

• Anti-vaccine protesters and counter-protesters clashed outside LA's City Hall on Saturday.
• An unidentified man was stabbed during the incident, LAPD said.
• At least two journalists who were attacked shared their accounts of the scene on social media.
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An anti-vaccine rally in downtown Los Angeles, California, turned violent on Saturday when a man was stabbed and at least two journalists were attacked, according to reports.

As KABC-TV reported, anti-vaxxers protesting against "medical tyranny" and counter-protestors gathered outside City Hall on Saturday afternoon.

The demonstration was in response to recent COVID-19 vaccine mandates and escalated as brawls erupted, leaving one man wounded, according to The LA Times.

A spokesperson for the LA Fire Department told The Washington Post they could not give an update on the stabbing victim's condition on Sunday but no arrests have been made.

According to The LA Times, Frank Stoltze, a reporter for KPCC, was physically and verbally assaulted by anti-mask demonstrators while trying to do an interview and filed a police report. In a tweet on Saturday, Stoltze noted that he was "shoved" and "kicked" at the rally.

-Frank Stoltze (@StoltzeFrankly) August 15, 2021

A video posted by Status Coup News shows another journalist, Tina-Desiree Berg, being attacked at the scene. Video posted by Berg at the same time from her perspective shows a fight breaking out with protestors wearing American flag and pro-Trump/MAGA-related clothing, yelling "F--- Antifa" and "unmask them all."

According to videos and photos posted online, some who attended the rally have been identified as alleged members of the Proud Boys, which is labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The LAPD did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment but in an update on Saturday evening the department said, "no arrests have been made but investigation is ongoing."

Local officials denounced the events, including City Council President Nury Martinez. "These aren't 'patriots'. Not wearing a mask and being anti-vax isn't patriotism - it's stupidity. We have to be able to have differences of opinions without resorting to violence," she said, according to The LA Times.