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Subhead:A viral video on social media shows a controversial police intervention during an anti-Israel protest in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The footage shows officers forcefully arresting local resident André Therrien, who is now speaking publicly about what happened.# YouTube-embed:ka2Yg1uuX54 A viral video is raising serious questions about a police intervention carried out by the Sûreté du Québec during an anti-Israel protest held last weekend outside the General Dynamics facility. The footage posted to social media shows André Therrien, a local resident who had come to express his opposition to the march, being taken to the ground and arrested by police. Charged with assault and obstructing a peace officer, Therrien strongly denies the allegations and says he was simply exercising his right to protest. Speaking with Rebel News, Therrien said he arrived at the scene to counter-protest after demonstrators left the area around the plant and began marching through a residential neighbourhood. “I was ready to counter-protest and tell them to get out of here,” he said. According to Therrien, tensions escalated when he positioned himself in front of the march. “I stood there like a pole. I said, 'I'm not moving. I'm not touching anybody.'”
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