Anti-Olympics protesters riot in Vancouver
Anti-Olympic protesters smashed windows as they marched through downtown Vancouver on Saturday morning. (CBC)
A group of more than 200 masked protesters smashed windows, vandalized cars and newspaper boxes and intimidated pedestrians in downtown Vancouver Saturday morning, before being confronted by police in riot gear.
The anti-Olympics protesters, many dressed in black balaclavas and masks and carrying a ladder, smashed up to three windows at the Hudson's Bay store and one at the Toronto Dominion Bank near the intersection of Granville and West Georgia streets.
The group also sprayed the windows with red paint and threw marbles and spat at police.
The group then marched down West Georgia Street toward the Bayshore Hotel in Coal Harbour where the International Olympic Committee members are staying.
Police arrested one person protesting against the Olympics on Saturday morning in Vancouver. (Leanne Hazon/CBC)
But the marchers were turned back by the Vancouver Police Department crowd control unit and the 2010 Integrated Security Unit at the Cardero Street intersection and at least one protester was arrested by police, who managed to split up the group.
As of 11:20 a.m. PT, the part of the group had been encircled by police at the intersection of the Robson and Jervis Streets in the downtown area.
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Anti-Olympic protesters smashed windows as they marched through downtown Vancouver on Saturday morning. (CBC)
A group of more than 200 masked protesters smashed windows, vandalized cars and newspaper boxes and intimidated pedestrians in downtown Vancouver Saturday morning, before being confronted by police in riot gear.
The anti-Olympics protesters, many dressed in black balaclavas and masks and carrying a ladder, smashed up to three windows at the Hudson's Bay store and one at the Toronto Dominion Bank near the intersection of Granville and West Georgia streets.
The group also sprayed the windows with red paint and threw marbles and spat at police.
The group then marched down West Georgia Street toward the Bayshore Hotel in Coal Harbour where the International Olympic Committee members are staying.
Police arrested one person protesting against the Olympics on Saturday morning in Vancouver. (Leanne Hazon/CBC)
But the marchers were turned back by the Vancouver Police Department crowd control unit and the 2010 Integrated Security Unit at the Cardero Street intersection and at least one protester was arrested by police, who managed to split up the group.
As of 11:20 a.m. PT, the part of the group had been encircled by police at the intersection of the Robson and Jervis Streets in the downtown area.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co...-vancouver-olympic-protest.html#ixzz0fRzKkJFu
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/02/13/bc-vancouver-olympic-protest.html