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An American went shopping last Saturday, wearing a hood from Ku Klux Klan.Images of the man wearing the traditional pointed pointed hood of the KKK, a racist and violent organization, pushing his cart on the shelves of the supermarket, aroused a keen stir in the Californian city of Santee, near San Diego.

The day before, the County of San Diego had taken a decree ordering all the inhabitants to wear a mask in public places to fight against the coronavirus.The sheriff of San Diego said on Tuesday that an investigation had been opened.

An "disgusting" scene

Tiam Telz, a customer present in the store who shared photos of the individual on Facebook, with and without hood, described the "disgusting" scene.

The store employees had asked the customer to withdraw his hood, which he did when he got to the cash register, but the police had not been called on the spot during the incident, said the sheriff services.

"I am shocked, shocked because it is always sad when someone sports a symbol of hatred, whatever the idea behind," said local television John Minto, the mayor of the Californian city.