OTTAWA, Canada: Police in riot gear cleared the main protest hub in downtown Ottawa on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), using batons and pepper spray and making dozens of arrests, as they worked to flush out a hard core of demonstrators occupying the Canadian capital.
In a day-long show of force, hundreds of officers pushed into the city center — facing off in tense scenes with determined protesters who hurled gas canisters and smoke grenades at advancing police, linking arms and chanting 'freedom.'
SHOW OF FORCE Police look on after deploying to remove demonstrators on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Police in Canada deployed to dislodge the final truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa, in a mostly peaceful operation aimed at bringing an end to three weeks of demonstrations over Covid-19 health rules. Ottawa police, who pledged the operation would push ahead ‘until residents and citizens have their city back,’ were still working to clear the capital’s streets. AFP PHOTO
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