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Violent conflict with 150 people erupts in Calgary Saturday afternoon [Eritreans vs. Eritreans]
National Post [Canada] ^ | Sept. 3, 2023 | Monica Zurowski

Posted on 09/03/2023 3:47:21 PM PDT by canuck_conservative

Police were called to the scene around 5 p.m. Saturday and told two groups of people were engaged in violent activity. When they arrived, they separated the groups and worked to de-escalate the situation, noting “many of those involved were brandishing weapons.” A video of the scene posted online showed men with bats and sticks....

The confrontation may be related to similar Eritrean conflicts that have been occurring in cities around the world, including a recent riot in Edmonton in mid-August.

The Edmonton Journal/Edmonton Sun reported that incident was a chaotic scene with few if any parallels in Edmonton’s history: hundreds of men clashing on a field — some in blue, others in orange — carrying sticks and poles flying brightly coloured flags. The conflict pitted members of the city’s Eritrean community against one another and led officers to take the rare step of proclaiming the Riot Act....

Bloody protests Saturday by rival groups of Eritreans in south Tel Aviv left dozens of people injured. Eritreans, supporters and opponents of Eritrea’s government, faced off with construction lumber, pieces of metal and rocks, smashing shop windows and police cars. Israeli police in riot gear shot tear gas, stun grenades and live rounds while officers on horseback tried to control the protesters.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Norway’s second-largest city, Bergen, witnessed clashes between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government during a rally commemorating the country’s independence day. Norwegian authorities said government opponents threw bottles and stones at rally participants....

In early August, Swedish media reported that about 1,000 protesters stormed an Eritrean festival in Stockholm, the capital, setting booths and cars on fire and using rocks and sticks as weapons, leaving at least 52 people injured and more than 100 people detained.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: calgary; eritrea; israel; riot
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To: nutmeg

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21 posted on 09/03/2023 4:25:07 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: Bonemaker

22 posted on 09/03/2023 4:30:49 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: dfwgator

My story?


23 posted on 09/03/2023 4:33:50 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: canuck_conservative

Diversity is our strength.


24 posted on 09/03/2023 4:40:35 PM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: canuck_conservative

The chaos began at a field in west Edmonton, where organizers had planned events for the annual Eritrean Festival.

The long-running festival celebrates the history and culture of the East African nation, but both organizers and police say they were aware of the potential for violence. Other Eritrean festivals in Europe, the United States and Toronto this year were marked by clashes involving blue-shirted protesters opposing the Eritrean government.


25 posted on 09/03/2023 4:44:36 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Ruling class noticed our total lack of pushback on Covid & no trial jailed Jan 6 protesters.)
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To: canuck_conservative
Why is this OK but when White Majority nations do it, it's racist?


26 posted on 09/03/2023 4:44:51 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Our Greatest Ally Evah)
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To: canuck_conservative

Just wait until Monday for the Calgary-Edmonton Canadian Football League game. Those rival fans will show the Eritreans what a REAL riot looks like!

Yeah! That’s the ticket!


27 posted on 09/03/2023 4:48:07 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Can’t we just get beyond Thinderdome?


28 posted on 09/03/2023 4:49:54 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Ya’ know, I do wonder what the birth rate in Canada is for Canadians whose families have been in the US or Canada a couple generations or more? Heck, throw in the Filipinos, native Europeans, etc.

I’ll bet that the discouragement of the “native” population having kids is a big part of Canada needing wholesale immigrantion.

Nothing against sensible immigration either! My wife is a Filipino and a valuable / contributing member of our community. Maybe more so than me, these days!


29 posted on 09/03/2023 4:51:08 PM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: canuck_conservative

30 posted on 09/03/2023 5:18:27 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: VanShuyten

They need a good old ass kicking contest with Eritreans supplying the asses.


31 posted on 09/03/2023 5:24:18 PM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: canuck_conservative

A couple of summers ago, rivial groups of immigrants from the Congo went at each other with baseball bats etc.
The place: Lindewood Park, Fargo, N.D.


32 posted on 09/03/2023 5:29:35 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Bonemaker

It’s true but the Canadian version is people start milling around and then it turns into a brawl and a hockey game breaks out.🏒🏒🏒🏒🥅🥅


33 posted on 09/03/2023 5:38:27 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger

Where’s Ogie Oglethorpe when you need him?


34 posted on 09/03/2023 5:41:22 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

RE: Where’s Ogie Oglethorpe when you need him?

I thought about Slap Shot when I walked past the theater where my late wife and I saw it. Now the building is an upscale market like an even more expensive Whole Foods.


35 posted on 09/03/2023 5:47:32 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: canuck_conservative
Not a surprise. Crime Minister Castreau welcomed in OVER 1 MILLION new residents to PRC (Politically Repressive Canaduh) in 2022, in addition to the 39 million living in Canaduh in 2021! Let's not forget that, "DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!", as True-dolt says.

“The very concept of a nation founded by European settlers is offensive to me. Old stock White Canadians are an unpleasant relic, and quite frankly, replaceable. And we will replace them.”

Thanks, Castreau. Your immigration policies are working out wonderfully!

TUCK FRUDEAU!
CANADUH OUT OF ALBERTA!
ALBERTA OUT OF CANADUH!

36 posted on 09/03/2023 6:14:10 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Israel is deporting violent illegal aliens. If you were a rational actor, you would support this. Grievance addled antisemites aren’t rational actors.


37 posted on 09/03/2023 6:23:48 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: Angelino97

Israel has been condemned for repatriating fake refugees. Put away the grievance glasses.


38 posted on 09/03/2023 6:25:40 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: frank ballenger

😄


39 posted on 09/03/2023 7:02:28 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: canuck_conservative

Invite turd world, get turd world.
Flush the turds back to whence they came.


40 posted on 09/03/2023 7:57:48 PM PDT by vpintheak (There is no Trans. There is only mentally ill)
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