NEW: Three people were arrested at a Sunday protest of a controversial Eritrean festival in Toronto.
Sunday protestConst. Laurie McCann says 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.McCann says Sunday's protest turned aggressive at around 10 p.m. when some people threw water bottles at officers, though she says there were no reported injuries.
The protest and arrests came a day after clashes at Toronto's Earlscourt Park where the event was taking place sent nine people to hospital, triggered deployment of the police force's riot squad and prompted the city to revoke the festival's permit., and festival committee members removed their tents from the area on Sunday.
She says an investigation into the reported assaults and stabbing at the park is ongoing and police are asking the public for video footage.
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