Police say three people have been charged following hours-long protests Thursday outside a Thornhill, Ont., synagogue.
The arrests are tied to three different incidents at the demonstration in the Clark Avenue W. and Bathurst Street area, York Regional Police said in a news release Friday.
Demonstrators said they gathered to protest a real estate event that marketed occupied land in the West Bank, and counter-protesters showed up in response to a call-out from leaders of the synagogue.
Police would not confirm whether the accused were with the pro-Palestinian demonstrators or with the counter-protesters.
In the first incident, police say a man was found in the crowd carrying
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