Ottawa paramedics have requested police escorts to accompany them when they have to walk downtown after an ambulance was the target of rock-throwing and racial slurs.
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Individuals from the “freedom convoy” allegedly threw rocks at an ambulance over the weekend, Jocelyne Marciano, chief of operations for the Ottawa Paramedic Service, told the Ottawa Citizen.
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When the paramedic came out to see the damage to his vehicle, protesters allegedly shouted racial slurs at him, she added.
Paramedics eventually requested police escorts over the weekend to feel safe and able to walk downtown in areas closed to traffic due to the convoy of trucks.
“During the first two days [de la manifestation], they did not feel that their life was threatened, but they did not feel safe like in a Canada Day situation,” said Jocelyne Marciano.
Thanks to her escorts, things got better, she claimed.
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An incident involving a truck near Parliament Hill
Authorities had to intervene Monday in Ottawa following an “incident” involving a truck near a police checkpoint near Parliament Hill.
The information was confirmed by Paramjit Singh, spokesperson for the Ottawa Police Service, in an email sent to Global News.
“There were no injuries and the situation has calmed down,” added Mr. Singh, without commenting on the form this “incident” took.
The police force had previously mentioned that the incident took place on Wellington Street, near Parliament Hill, where demonstrations have been taking place since last Friday.