Violence broke out on Sunday night at a downtown Montreal protest over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet.
BREAKING: Violence breaks out on Montreal streets at protest over the deaths of George Floyd, Regis Korchinski-Paquet.
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Police launched tear gas at protestors who began to erect barricades with construction materials. Protestors hurled rocks and other projectiles at the police, others climb on top of a moving firetruck.
Riots started in Montreal#BlackLivesMatter #MontrealProtest#cdnpoli #riots2020 pic.twitter.com/SjcUWMxHiM
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Montreal protest ESCALATES: Protestors begin BUILDING BARRICADES. TEAR GAS FIRED.
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The demonstration against police violence and the deaths of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet began at 5 pm on Sunday outside Montreal police headquarters on St. Urbain Street. It was organized by a local group called Justice for Victims of Police Killings.
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