Violent police crackdown at Grand Prix protests in Montreal

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Monteal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Montreal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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A protester stands before a line of Sureté du Québec riot police during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Monteal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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A female protester who had been thrown to the ground and pepper sprayed screams at Montreal police (SPVM) during protests against the 2012 Grand Prix.

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A female protester gasps for air after being pepper-sprayed by Montreal police during a small demonstration against the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Montreal Police (SPVM) approach a crowd of anti-capitalist protesters who are demonstrating against the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Montreal Police (SPVM) find themselves surrounded by thousands of protesters and onlookers during the protests against the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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A student protester gives a peace sign in front of riot police during the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Montreal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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A line of Montreal Police officers guard the site of the celebrations of the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Monteal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Monteal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Monteal police (SPVM) arrest a protester during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Security personnel of the Hôtel de la Montagne in Montreal bar the door during the police crackdown on protesters at the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Anti-capitalist protesters form a human chain to protect themselves from the advances of the Montreal police (SPVM) during the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Anti-capitalist protesters form a human chain to protect themselves from the advances of the Montreal police (SPVM) during the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Montreal Police (SPVM) enter a crowd of anti-capitalist protesters to carry out targeted arrests prior to the opening night cocktail at the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Protesters form a human chain to protect themselves from the Sureté du Québec riot police during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Three wounded protesters are cared for by ambulance personnel after an angry taxi driver charged the protesters with his car during the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal.

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Protesters in Montreal give a Nazi salute to mock the tactics of the Montreal Police (SPVM) during the 2012 Grand Prix.

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A man condemns the brutality of the Montreal Police (SPVM) in the streets of Montreal during the 2012 Grand Prix.

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Grand Prix party-goers look on at the violence in the streets surrounding their celebration.

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Montreal Police check a young man’s identity cards as he attempts to enter the site of the Grand Prix races in Montreal. Students have accused the Montreal police (SPVM) of profiling students.

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A young man is expelled from the Montreal subway after attempting to visit the site of the 2012 Grand Prix in Montreal. Students have accused the Montreal police (SPVM) of profiling students.

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In their long-standing battle against tuition hikes and the controversial Bill 78 in Quebec, Montreal student protesters faced a violent police crackdown while disrupting the Grand Prix, a symbol of excess amid their demand for accessible education.