Protest against COVID-19 measures in Montreal ends with tear

Protest against COVID-19 measures in Montreal ends with tear gas and arrests due to "more aggressive" smaller group
Katelyn Thomas, Montreal Gazette
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Protesters show their displeasure to the government sanitary measures during afternoon protest near the Olympic Stadium on Saturday May 1, 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What began as a generally peaceful protest against Quebec’s public health measures near the Olympic Stadium on Saturday ended with tear gas and arrests when a smaller crowd began throwing rocks, fireworks and smoke bombs at police officers, Montreal police said.
“People refused to leave the street, they threw projectiles towards officers,” said Manuel Couture, a media relations officer at the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal. “They had been there for a while, it wasn’t exactly the same crowd that had marched. It’s like if other people came to join after and those people were a lot more aggressive.”

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