3 charged in scuffle at Calgary pro-Palestinian rally
ORONTO (JTA) – Three pro-Palestinian activists were charged with assault stemming from a rally for Gaza in Calgary that turned violent.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists had converged July 18 outside City Hall in the western Canada city when a small group of pro-Israel demonstrators gathered across the street. A series of scuffles broke out and three people were assaulted.
On Tuesday, Aziz Mohammad Madi, 18, was charged with two counts of assault, according to Sunmedia, while Arlsan Khan, 27, and a 16-year-old who cannot be named under Canadian lawn are each facing one count. All three are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 15.
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