POLICE routed protesting Canadian truckers demanding an end to Covid mandate, making 47 arrests in in from of Canada's parliament buildings in Ottawa, reported CNN News.
First, more than 100 people were arrested and 21 vehicles were towed on Friday before the massive club wielding police phalanx on foot, led by a mounted troop cleared a resisting rearguard from Wellington Street.
Tensions between Canadian authorities and the truckers have been simmering for weeks as crowds and idling trucks filled the capital, demanding the elimination of Covid mandates.
'Protesters are refusing to comply with the orders to move,' police tweeted Saturday about 12:20 p.m. ET. 'You will have seen officers use a chemical irritant in an effort to stop assaultive behaviour.'
Police said that they had arrested protesters with smoke grenades and fireworks and wearing body armour.
Protesters heading out of and into Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, honk their horns as they head toward the Peace Bridge on February 12.
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First, more than 100 people were arrested and 21 vehicles were towed on Friday before the massive club wielding police phalanx on foot, led by a mounted troop cleared a resisting rearguard from Wellington Street.
Tensions between Canadian authorities and the truckers have been simmering for weeks as crowds and idling trucks filled the capital, demanding the elimination of Covid mandates.
'Protesters are refusing to comply with the orders to move,' police tweeted Saturday about 12:20 p.m. ET. 'You will have seen officers use a chemical irritant in an effort to stop assaultive behaviour.'
Police said that they had arrested protesters with smoke grenades and fireworks and wearing body armour.
Protesters heading out of and into Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, honk their horns as they head toward the Peace Bridge on February 12.
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