A pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon drew thousands of demonstrators and led to one arrest, and comes after a week of heightened tensions between demonstrators and police.
Toronto police confirmed one person was arrested at around 4:15 p.m. for breach of peace and was unconditionally released. Video on X appears to show the person was a counterprotester who was part of a small group that appeared to confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators, as observed by the Star.
The roughly half-dozen counterprotesters arrived less than an hour into the rally, which began at 3 p.m., and inserted themselves into the crowd before being pulled out by police officers on bikes.
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