6 people arrested after incidents at pro-Israel rallies: Cops
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Six people were arrested — with at least three charged — after separate incidents at pro-Israel events in North York and Scarborough.
Toronto Police said on X that they responded to reports of a fight during a large demonstration Sunday at about 1:30 p.m. in the Bathurst St.-Sheppard Ave. area of North York.
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They said three people were charged and a man in his 80s was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Video from protest-watcher Caryma Sa’d shows an elderly man sitting on the curb after a scuffle broke out beside a bus on Sunday afternoon in the same area of North York. The man seems to say, “I’m OK,” in one of the videos as he’s being treated for multiple cuts on his legs and arms.
An earlier video shows the man involved in a scuffle before hitting the ground hard beside a bus as cars honk and people yell.
As of Sunday evening, there had been no details released by police about charges.
Police announced three more arrests at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday after a demonstration earlier in the day in the Nugget Ave.-Shorting Rd. area of Scarborough.
Toronto Police did not say if anyone was charged.
The incident happened in the same area where the Friends of Jesus Christ Church was holding its 24th annual Israel Rejoicing Celebration.
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