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Reuters
Reuters
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David Ljunggren and Julie Gordon

Canada police threaten protesters with arrest; government links blockade to extremists

Police officers patrol downtown streets as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Police in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Wednesday warned truck drivers blockading the downtown core to depart or face arrest in crackdown seeking to end a three-week-old protest over COVID restrictions.

Interim Police Chief Steve Bell vowed "to take back the entirety of the downtown core and every occupied space" in "coming days."

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