Anti-capitalism protest turns violent against Montreal police
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An anti-capitalist protest shortly deteriorated Sunday night in downtown Montreal.
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A person was arrested for armed assault towards a police officer and investigations have been opened associated to 12 legal acts, police stated Sunday night time.
Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Comtois stated unlawful acts of the night included seven acts of mischief, 4 armed assaults on law enforcement officials and an assault on a police officer.
One police officer and a civilian have been injured within the occasions, Comtois stated.
Home windows have been shattered, graffiti was painted on a number of industrial buildings and luxurious automobiles have been additionally focused, stated one other police spokesperson, Manuel Couture. He stated the protest started at Place du Canada, and inside minutes of the march starting, protesters used smoke bombs and commenced committing acts of mischief.
Police stated they ordered the group to disperse and used chemical irritants to drive them to go away.
