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By James Peters

Freedom Protest

Man arrested, accused of throwing eggs at Kamloops demonstrators

Sep 1, 2021 | 5:17 PM

KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man was arrested Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 1) after allegedly throwing eggs at the throng of protesters outside of Royal Inland Hospital.

In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened at about 12:30 p.m., before the event officially began.

The man allegedly threw eggs and demonstrators and others associated with the event.

RCMP arrested the man, later releasing him with a date to appear in court to answer to a charge of assault with a weapon.

Evelyn asks anyone who witnessed the incident or has video footage to contact Kamloops RCMP at (250) 828-3000 and refer to file number 2021-28692.

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