It took Canadian police two days to evacuate this bridge, which connects Windsor, Ontario to the American city of Detroit, blocked since last Monday by anti-sanitary measures protesters.
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The Ambassador Bridge, a strategic axis between the United States and Canada, reopened on Sunday February 13, after seven days of blockage, an outcome eagerly awaited by Washington. “Normal border operations have resumed at the Ambassador Bridge. Non-essential travel is advised against”Canadian Border Services tweeted.
It took Canadian police two days to evacuate this bridge, which connects Windsor, Ontario to the American city of Detroit, blocked since last Monday by anti-sanitary measures protesters. Between 25 and 30 protesters were arrested.
At the end of the afternoon, when the demonstrators had been evacuated and only checks remained to be carried out before the reopening, an adviser to President Joe Biden expressed Washington’s gratitude. “for the resolute efforts of law enforcement [canadiennes] along the border to achieve the complete lifting of the blockades”.