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CTV News reports:
Ottawa police have begun arresting protesters encamped in the downtown core, less than two hours after the city’s interim police chief warned that action to remove “Freedom Convoy” demonstrators from the area was “imminent.”
Large numbers of police officers in yellow vests have been seen downtown handing leaflets to protesters, warning them to leave or risk being arrested. Video appeared to show the arrest of one of the convoy’s organizers, Chris Barber [photo], but police have not confirmed the man’s identity.
Reporters on the ground witnessed several people on Parliament Hill being put in handcuffs by police Thursday evening. Police from different parts of Ontario and Quebec have joined Ottawa officers and they are “absolutely committed” to ending the protest.
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Ottawa police begin making arrests at trucker convoy protest https://t.co/z1Z4d3g4CJ pic.twitter.com/8cie413LMo
— CTV News (@CTVNews) February 17, 2022
Barber has been described as one of the key leaders of the protest in Ottawa, which has now hit the three-week mark. https://t.co/7v9t8N7t0U
— CBC News (@CBCNews) February 17, 2022
Protest organizer Chris Barber taken into police custody on Albert Street, in the last hour. pic.twitter.com/YiXtIyYNH0
— Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) February 17, 2022
Acting Ottawa police chief tells reporters there will be 100 check points set up in the downtown area in a “secure area”. Those who don’t live, work or have good reason to be inside won’t be allowed. This could prevent weekend supporters from outside the city.
— ??á? ?’???? Global News (@ConsumerSOS) February 17, 2022
Ottawa police have begun making arrests at the trucker convoy protest in the city’s downtown core. Glen McGregor reports. https://t.co/VGnlmwVqhE pic.twitter.com/vvsYU8JaS3
— CTV News (@CTVNews) February 17, 2022