The Henry F. Hall Building on de Maisonneuve Boulevard is part of Concordia University's downtown campus.
Montreal police say one 22-year-old student was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a security guard at Concordia University during a violent altercation involving several people who align with opposing sides of the conflict in Israel.
The altercation began with an argument between two groups of students who have opposing views about the war in the Middle East, she said. It then escalated to violence. In a joint news release, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and the the Federation CJA said a group of Jewish students from Concordia University were trying to raise awareness about the 242 hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza when they were were confronted by an angry crowd who harassed them verbally and physically.
She was referring to the police investigation into remnants of Molotov cocktails that were found at a synagogue and Jewish community centre in the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.,
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