MONTREAL - Police say they are investigating – and consider to be very serious – the case of a woman who was confined in her car on Peel St. during Thursday morning’s student demonstration.
The woman was at first surrounded and confined in her car as students swarmed the street. She was then forced out of the car by protesting students, who vandalized the car and got into it and started honking the horn, police said.
The early morning demonstration sparked plenty of mischief, with police saying at least two buildings and some cars were vandalized. They also made two arrests of young men aged 20 and 21.
A group of about 200 demonstrators moved randomly through Montreal's downtown core, running through traffic, throwing garbage cans and blocking the entrance to a bank for several minutes before police intervened.
The protest, linked to the student uprising against an impending tuition fee increase in the province, began at about 7 a.m. at Phillips Square. The demonstrators quickly broke into two groups, one of which moved east, blocking several intersections and halting traffic as protesters moved toward Victoria Square and then turned north.
It was unclear what happened to the second group, but several dozen people were soon spotted blocking the entrance to the 1010 Sherbrooke St. W. branch of the CIBC. Police intervened about 8:30 a.m., spraying a chemical irritant into the crowd.
The protesters then moved up Metcalfe St.
Most Montrealers making their way to work simply navigated around the unfolding bedlam.
The protest had ended by 8:50 a.m.
The demonstration had been advertised on Facebook this week, with organizers dubbing it "Shutdown Centre-Ville." The Association facultaire étudiante des sciences humaines de l’UQÀM (AFESH-UQÀM) was listed as the group organizing the event.
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Source: montreal gazette
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The woman was at first surrounded and confined in her car as students swarmed the street. She was then forced out of the car by protesting students, who vandalized the car and got into it and started honking the horn, police said.
The early morning demonstration sparked plenty of mischief, with police saying at least two buildings and some cars were vandalized. They also made two arrests of young men aged 20 and 21.
A group of about 200 demonstrators moved randomly through Montreal's downtown core, running through traffic, throwing garbage cans and blocking the entrance to a bank for several minutes before police intervened.
The protest, linked to the student uprising against an impending tuition fee increase in the province, began at about 7 a.m. at Phillips Square. The demonstrators quickly broke into two groups, one of which moved east, blocking several intersections and halting traffic as protesters moved toward Victoria Square and then turned north.
It was unclear what happened to the second group, but several dozen people were soon spotted blocking the entrance to the 1010 Sherbrooke St. W. branch of the CIBC. Police intervened about 8:30 a.m., spraying a chemical irritant into the crowd.
The protesters then moved up Metcalfe St.
Most Montrealers making their way to work simply navigated around the unfolding bedlam.
The protest had ended by 8:50 a.m.
The demonstration had been advertised on Facebook this week, with organizers dubbing it "Shutdown Centre-Ville." The Association facultaire étudiante des sciences humaines de l’UQÀM (AFESH-UQÀM) was listed as the group organizing the event.
Original Article
Source: montreal gazette
Author: editorial
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