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Ottawa police forcibly evacuate truckers and other anti-vaccine protesters detained in the central part of the Canadian capital for more than three weeks.
Agents used Pepper sprayer, Grenades Stunners and batons.
Images from around the world show violent struggles between hundreds of protesters and agents, some on horseback.
Opponents were thrown to the ground and handcuffed from behind.
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Arrested and confiscated trucks
More than 170 people were arrested and 38 vehicles confiscated two days after the attack.
Police have confirmed that the operation is underway in Ottawa this Sunday and that they have avoided predicting when it will end.
The Police Chairman Steve Bell explained that some protesters had gone to the neighborhoods from the parliamentary Hill, the central part of the struggle and promised that these areas would be eliminated.
About One of the largest police operations in Canadian history.
The police confirmed that the police used the tear smoking bombs to “try to prevent aggressive behavior and the security of the officers’ on some opponents.
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Some people use ice to remove itchy eyes from pepper spray
The crackdown on the self-styled Freedom Conway began on Friday morning when hundreds of police officers, some with riot sticks, descended on a protest camp in downtown Ottawa.
Many of those present refused to leave. They built a fort in front of the approaching agents They joined hands and sang the national anthem“Oh Canada”.
Police said Many of those arrested were wearing bulletproof vestsFireworks and smoke bombs.
He accused some of them of throwing gas canisters at the officers.
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Many protesters also wore safety masks.
The police have criticized the protesters for bringing children to the illegal struggle to be imprisoned for the first five years in Canada.
Police said an investigation into the protests would continue for the next few months.
The agents acted under an emergency law enacted Monday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
This law provided for the State Extraordinary powers such as confiscating trucks and prosecuting people Anyone who travels to the capital to join the siege will be fined and have their driving licenses revoked.
Snowball effect
The protest began in January, when a convoy headed to Ottawa to protest a mandatory vaccination order affecting truckers crossing the US-Canadian border.
Over time it grew into a broader movement Infection and resistance to restrictions due to Justin Trudeau’s governmentWith a concentration of support across the country.
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Anti-vaccine protests took place against all Govt restrictions
Authorities removed the bridge between Windsor, Ontario and the US state of Michigan last weekend.
Trucker protests at border crossings in Gauteng, Alberta, Surrey, British Columbia and Emerson were also disrupted this week.
Only the siege of Ottawa remained, which paralyzed much of the city center for more than three weeks.
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