Toronto police say three people were arrested and later released unconditionally at a Sunday protest outside a downtown hotel connected to a controversial Eritrean festival.
The Canadian PressToronto police say Sunday's protest outside of the Sheraton Hotel turned aggressive when some people threw water bottles at officers. There were no reported injuries.Demonstrators opposed to Festival Eritrea, which erupted in violence the day before at a city park, first gathered at a local school in the morning before moving to the Sheraton Hotel in the afternoon and evening where the festival was holding an event, Const. Laurie McCann said in an email.
Canadian news is starting to vanish from Instagram. Google is next. Here's how to find CBC as that happens Police have made no arrests related to Saturday's events, and festival committee members removed their tents from the area on Sunday, McCann said. A Change.org petition started on July 30 addressed to the Sheraton asked it to cancel events scheduled there on Sunday in connection with Festival Eritrea.
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