Canada: The violent eviction of anti-vaccine truckers who took over downtown Ottawa

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Ottawa police forcibly evicted much of the truckers and other anti-vaccine protesters who had blocked the center of the Canadian capital for more than three weeks.

The agents used pepper spray, grenades stunners and batons.

The images, which have gone around the world, show violent struggles between hundreds of protesters and agents, some on horseback.

Those who resisted were thrown to the ground and handcuffed from behind.

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