9 arrested after Club Soda show goers get rowdy, ignite street fires

Nine people were arrested after a rowdy crowd of about 200 people coming out of a show at Club Soda started getting aggressive in downtown Montreal.

It happened at 12:30 a.m. Thursday near Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Sainte-Catherine Street.

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“Officers had to intervene for an animated crowd who came out of a show,” said Véronique Dubuc, a spokesperson for Montreal police.

“People were blocking the streets and refused to move and collaborate with police.”

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Several fires were ignited on the streets, forcing the Montreal fire department to also intervene.

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It took officers about an hour to take control of the situation.

Dubuc says there were no damages to nearby property.

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The nine people arrested were men and women between the ages of 20 and 30.

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