Police declared the gathering illegal after they say projectiles were thrown at officers who responded with pepper spray and tear gas MontrealProtest
A protester confronts a line of police officers during a demonstration calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and victims of police brutality, in Montreal on May 31, 2020.
Tensions flared after the formal rally had concluded and some demonstrators made their way back to the starting point, in the shadow of Montreal police headquarters downtown. in Minneapolis on Monday after pleading for air while a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck. That officer, who has been fired, has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.The Montreal rally was a solidarity gathering with American anti-racism activists, but organizers say it is also an opportunity to express their own anger at the treatment of racialized people in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada.
Leah Blain, 20, chose to continue demonstrating and was part of a group trying to reach police headquarters when she was met with pepper spray.
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