Protest against capitalism near Place Du Canada in the center of Montreal has become violent on Sunday, according to police (SPVM), with demonstrators throwing stones and officers using “chemical irritants” to scatter the crowd.
A man has been arrested for assaulting a police officer and an investigation has been launched into a total of 12 crimes, police said.
One police officer and one citizen were injured, but the extent of these injuries is unknown.
The protest escalated around 5:45 p.m.
A SPVM spokesman said stones were thrown through the windows of commercial buildings and at police officers, and the property was painted.
A car was painted with graffiti during a protest against capitalism in Montreal on Sunday, May 1, 2022 (Cosmo Santamaria)
Some protesters placed objects in the street to slow down police, according to a spokesman who said “chemical irritants” were used to control the crowd.
Police say the situation is under control and most of the crowd has left.
# Manifencours The dispersion operation is overdue. The majority of the manifestations of the anti-capitalist market on the left. The police patrol the sector. #SPVM
– Montreal Police (@SPVM) May 1, 2022
With files from The Canadian Press.
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