4 CANADIANS SLAMMED FOR 'KKK' HALLOWEEN OUTFITS

Halloween is a time for donning scary costumes, but some Canadians went overboard.

After four people showed up wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white hoods, robes and a makeshift cross at a Halloween party on 26 October at the North Sydney Firefighters Club in Nova Scotia, Canada, the fire department faced backlash. The Klan is a white supremacist terrorist group known for intimidating and k*lling Black people in the United States. 

The community responded with outrage to the incident, labelling it a ‘racist’ act that ridiculed the persecution Black people in the US face. In light of this, the deputy fire chief issued an apology. The fire club released a statement on Facebook that the four individuals were not members and it also apologised to all those who felt ‘offended or hurt by our lack of action.’ However, some called for anti-racism training to be implemented. 

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