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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

RARE PHOTOS: Police arrest canadian protest leaders 68bccbd4 71a4 4699 af78 146da0800f06 | Rare Historical Photos

Police officers detain a protester, as truckers and supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. Lars Hagberg, Reuters

Canadian police on Thursday began arresting leaders of the trucker-led protest that has choked the capital's streets for three weeks and provoked the government into calling on rarely used emergency powers.

A video posted to the Twitter account for the so-called "Freedom Convoy" showed Tamara Lich, one of the organizers, being taken into police custody on Thursday night.

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