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Ontario Court Denies Injunction as Toronto Al-Quds Rally Proceeds with Two Arrests
Two men face hate-motivated charges after separate confrontations during a rally supporting Palestinians, police said the incidents involved assault and public incitement of hatred.
- Saturday, Toronto police arrested two counter-protesters at the Al-Quds Day demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate, which drew thousands in downtown Toronto.
- Less than an hour before the rally, Ontario judge Justice Robert Centa denied the provincial government’s injunction request, citing legal test issues and the Charter protections.
- Police allege a 56-year-old man swung a flagpole, striking a demonstrator, while a second counter-protester spat on, ripped, burned an Islamic Republic flag and faces assault and theft charges under $5,000.
- Police expanded their presence and deployed hundreds of officers to manage heightened tensions, with Toronto Police Operations treating both incidents as suspected hate-motivated offences and promising a media release.
- Al-Quds Day originates from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after 1979, with civil-liberties groups condemning the provincial injunction as a threat to Charter freedoms.
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Two men face charges ranging from mischief to assault and harassment following Saturday's Al Quds Day march in Toronto. Police say the suspects were counter-protesters.
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2 counter-protesters arrested at Al-Quds Day rally: Toronto police
TORONTO - Toronto police say they arrested two counter-protesters at Saturday's Al-Quds Day demonstration, which saw thousands of people rally in support of Palestine outside the U.S. Consulate as some
·Hamilton, Canada
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