Police clearing Ottawa protests say 47 arrested Saturday
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- Published Date: 09:17 | 19 February 2022
- Modified Date: 09:17 | 19 February 2022
Police clearing trucker-led protests in Ottawa said they made 47 arrests Saturday in a final push to dislodge hundreds of protesters who have blocked the center of the Canadian capital for weeks.
In a tweet announcing the apprehensions, police said that the main street outside parliament had been cleared of protesters, and that 38 vehicles had been towed "since yesterday."
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