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Canadian Police starts clearing protesters blocking Ambassador Bridge to US


12 February 2022  

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WINDSOR: Canadian Police has begun an attempt to clear protesters Saturday morning (local time) from the Ambassador Bridge across from Detroit, intending to end a six-day blockade of North America’s busiest international crossing by demonstrators decrying COVID-19 measures, reported CNN.

Police officers approached protesters at the foot of the bridge on the Canadian side — in the city of Windsor — after 8 am ET. There were some early signs some protesters were moving away on their own, dismantling a makeshift tent area where they received food and shelter, said the US-based publication.

Earlier, a Canadian judge ordered authorities to clear the blockade starting at 7:00 p.m. EST (midnight GMT) on Friday.

Several hundred protesters are gathering on the road leading up to the international bridge, waving the Canadian flag and listening to music, according to a Sputnik correspondent. Some protesters have signs on their vehicles that read “What’s More Trustworthy: Trudeau government [or] Sushi from a gas station.”

In mid-January, a mass peaceful protest began in Canada consisting of truckers, farmers and other Canadians. The protesters descended on the capital Ottawa to demand the government scrap discriminatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The protest has since spread and truckers also blocked several US-Canada border crossings, including Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. (ANI)

Publish Date : 12 February 2022 22:16 PM

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