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Added on the 18/02/2022 18:27:16 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell tells reporters that officers made 47 arrests Saturday in a final push to dislodge hundreds of protesters who have blocked the center of the Canadian capital for weeks. He also describes the moment a protester ignited a flare, saying that "officers used a chemical irritant also known as pepper spray to disperse unlawful demonstrators who were resisting police orders." SOUNDBITE
Police action to end a three-week trucker-led protest blockading the Canadian capital is "imminent," Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell tells a news conference. "We want to end this unlawful protest peacefully and safely", he ADDS. SOUNDBITE
Several people are arrested at Vnukovo airport in Moscow ahead of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's expected arrival from Berlin. Earlier, two of his allies who had come to welcome him, Lyubov Sobol and Ruslan Chaveddinov, were also arrested by the police. IMAGES
Armenian police arrest demonstrators in the capital Yerevan as anger mounts over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to sign a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. IMAGES
Police in Boston make several arrests and clash with anti-Trump protesters as hundreds are expected at a far-right rally against Democrats. IMAGES
Police arrest protesters in Los Angeles during a peaceful demonstration against George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, which has become a symbol of police brutality towards African Americans and has sparked unrest across the US. IMAGES
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