By mid-afternoon Friday, the methodical dismantling of the three-week occupation in Canada s capital city was going according to plan for the Ottawa Police Service, Interim Police Chief Steve Bell and the numerous law enforcement agencies helping with the crackdown.
Lines of heavily-armed police in Ottawa dramatically thrust forward Saturday morning to gain yet more ground in the operation to smash the truck-protest occupation of the downtown area.
Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through the streets of Canada's besieged capital Saturday, arresting or driving out protesters, towing away their trucks and finally retaking control of the streets in front of the country's Parliament buildings.