More Arrests At Manitoba Legislature

More Arrests At Legislature

WINNIPEG - Police have charged five more people after dismantling a protest camp on the lawn of the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg.

Officers say they found weapons when they moved in including axes, a machete, a metre-long club, body armour and a spear.

The protesters say they had no weapons, only tools to chop firewood and build teepees.

The charged are accused of obstructing a peace officer and occupying a structure on the grounds of the leg.

TOPICS:   Winnipeg News

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