MAYHEM IN MONTREAL: Cops use percussion bombs as student protest turns violent

Montreal Gazette
April 26, 2012

MONTREAL – Montreal is waking up to a morning of smashed windows, vandalized cars and questions about how a protest degenerated into yet another violent clash between police and demonstrators.

Anger over a short-lived effort to put an end to the tuition crisis through negotiations bubbled over Wednesday night when a hastily-organized demonstration turned ugly and police used batons, pepper spray and percussion bombs to disperse the crowd.

After two hours of peaceful protest, police declared the march illegal and the situation unravelled quickly.

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This article was posted: Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:55 pm

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