Four people were arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside of the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Saturday afternoon, according to Toronto police.
The arrests occurred as people were marching near University Avenue and Armoury Street, shortly after 5 p.m., according to a release from police.
Get breaking National news
They say several people were holding a flag as another demonstrator was painting the road underneath it.
As officers were attempting to arrest the woman, police say other demonstrators tried to step in, with one of the lawmen being assaulted.
- Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade
- Vancouver woman says she’s disappointed random assault suspect already released
- Dual U.S.-Canada citizen arrested in Ucluelet, wanted for lewd conduct with a minor
- Manning teen arrested after school shooting threat made in northern Alberta town
A 28-year-old woman from Toronto is facing charges of obstructing a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer.
A 52-year-old woman from Toronto is facing a charge of mischief/damage property exceeding $5,000 while a 35 year-old man from Niagara and a 31-year-old man from Brampton were charged with obstructing a peace officer.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.