Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante condemned the actions of protesters and defended police after chaos broke out at a demonstration Friday evening against the NATO Parliamentary Assembly taking place in the city.

An anti-NATO demonstration in Montreal turned violent on Friday, November 22, as protesters, dressed in black, rallied against Israel over a war that has killed thousands of Palestinians. At least three people were arrested as rioters sprayed paint and smashed windows at the Palais des Congrès,

Police have so far arrested three people in connection with Friday’s protest, and police Chief Fady Dagher says there will be more arrests

Those who were apprehended in Montreal were accused of assaulting police officers and obstructing police work.

Senior Canadian ministers have condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent, saying “hatred and antisemitism” have no place in the country

Fady Dagher estimates about 800 people took part in protests from several groups, but about 20 to 40 people were allegedly responsible for trouble that included smashed windows and metal barriers thro

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Montreal’s mayor and police chief both say it will take time to arrest everyone who smashed windows and burned cars during a demonstration outside a NATO conference on Friday evening, since most of them had their faces covered.