Montreal was shaken by intense protests this weekend as anti-NATO and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed violently with police. The city, which is hosting NATO’s annual summit, saw hundreds of protesters take to the streets in a peaceful march that quickly spiraled into chaos.
It all started on Friday afternoon when a large crowd gathered in a park at the heart of Montreal. The protesters were angry about NATO’s presence in the city, while others were showing support for Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Eventually, the two groups, although initially separate, came together.
What began as a peaceful protest soon turned violent. The situation escalated when the anti-Israel demonstrators burned an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The crowd grew more agitated, and they began throwing flares and projectiles at police officers, sparking a major confrontation.
A group of masked rioters moved down Rene-Levesque Boulevard, a busy street in...
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