Sunday, June 27, 2010

More CBC G20 Coverage

G20 crowds, police engage in standoffs
"At mid-afternoon, police in riot gear began partly surrounding a group of bicyclists who had staged a protest through downtown demanding more rights for cyclists."
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"At one point, plainclothes police arrived, entered the crowd and began to arrest several people.

"They knew who they were looking for," the CBC's Bill Gillespie reported. "These are trained police snatch squads using intelligence on finding suspected troublemakers."
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"According to the ISU, the number arrested in G20-related incidents had risen to 604, with 253 arrests reported Sunday."
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"Seventy people were rounded up after police said they found makeshift weapons, including bricks, and black clothing hidden in bushes. It's believed the bricks were to be used by vandals who had caused widespread damage Saturday."
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"Const. Rob McDonald told reporters it was his understanding that people from across Canada had been arrested: "They were found in possession of bricks and other items that could compromise the safety of the citizens of Toronto."

Four other people were arrested in the early morning after they were caught coming out of a city sewer in the financial district on Queen Street West between Yonge and Bay streets."
Not too much evidence of bias in that one, I will admit, but true to form, loyal CBCers let 'er rip in the comments.

PS: They're even protesting in Vancouver!

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