Protesters assault officers during operation to end Ottawa occupation, police say [View all]
Police officers say they are being assaulted — and facing attempts by protesters to disarm them — as they try to end the three-week occupation in downtown Ottawa.
Police were seen Friday moving along Colonel By Drive, Sussex Drive, Mackenzie Avenue and Rideau and Wellington streets in "public order units" arresting protesters and towing vehicles.
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At a news conference Friday afternoon, Interim Ottawa police Chief Steve Bell credited the federal Emergencies Act, Ontario state of emergency and local state of emergency and injunction for providing tools to help officers deal with protesters.
Then in a tweet issued Friday evening, Ottawa police said officers were being assaulted as they tried to dismantle the occupation, as well as dealing with attempts by protesters to take officers' weapons.
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