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SURREY, B.C. — A man ran towards Conservative Leader Stephen Harper during a rally in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday evening and was grabbed by RCMP officers before being taken away.

The incident came minutes after another protester at the Conservative event attended by many members of the South Asian community stood up with a sign reading “Climate Justice” before being taken away.

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A third person who stood up to shout was also taken out of the hall where about 300 people were attending the speech by Harper.

Harper was in the midst of a speech he has given multiple times this week, suggesting opposition parties would pose risks to the economy with deficits and overspending if elected.

The man ran towards Harper just as he was saying the Liberals and NDP would harm the economy.

“They (the Liberals and the NDP) would significantly raise those risks friends,” he said, as the man bolted across the open circle at the centre of the gathering.