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No arrests were made for the vandalism to businesses, including a Starbucks, a bank and a real-estate office.
Published Aug 11, 2024 • Last updated 48 minutes ago • 1 minute read
Windows of businesses were smashed in Montreal’s Village neighbourhood on Saturday night and two men were arrested during an event organizers called a protest march.
The event was held on the eve of Montreal’s Pride parade during the 18th edition of the Fierté Montreal Festival, which runs from August 1-11 and celebrates the LGBTQ2S+ community.
The protest was organized by Rad Pride, which describes itself a “queer resistance group,” which is anti-colonialist, anti-police and anti-zionist, among other things.
Protesters marched west for nearly two hours along Ste-Catherine St. E. from the Papineau métro station to Beaudry St. starting at about 9:30 p.m. Businesses vandalized include a Starbucks, a bank and a real-estate office.
A 29-year-old man was arrested for armed assault on a police officer and a 26-year-old man was arrested for assault on a police officer, said Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc.
Both men were released on promises to appear in court.
Neither officer was seriously injured, Dubuc said, and no protesters or other citizens were injured.
No arrests were made for the vandalism to the businesses, but an investigation is underway and there could be other arrests, Dubuc said.
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