Fires were set and the situation slid into a game of cat-and-mouse between pockets of protesters and police trying to disperse them
A Montreal anti-racism protest demanding justice for a black Minnesota man who died following a police intervention last week degenerated into clashes between police and some demonstrators on Sunday night.
Demonstrators had gathered to denounce racist violence and police impunity — both in the U.S. and at home in Montreal. The gathering drew Montrealers of all stripes and backgrounds, holding posters with slogans. Protesters chanted “Black lives matter” and “I can’t breathe” — what Floyd was caught on video saying.But when Montreal police called on protesters to disperse, some refused.
About ten police officers were there, standing over broken glass, keeping guard outside. Haboucha said the police told him there were “hundreds” of stores that suffered the same fate along the route the protesters took. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers repeatedly told people to spread out, trying to find a spot where a two-metre distance could be maintained.
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