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Nine people were arrested early Thursday after Montreal police were called in to disperse a crowd of about 200 concert-goers who were blocking traffic after the show ended.

The incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. outside Club Soda at the corner of Ste-Catherine St. and St-Laurent Blvd. According to Club Soda’s website, Tintamare was playing at the venue with Scrap Matou and Stompin’ Trees. Police called in specialized crowd control squads after some of the spectators decided to block the street and set small fires that were quickly extinguished by firefighters.

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Police managed to disperse the crowd after about an hour and the nine persons aged between 20 and 30 were charged with various municipal offences. No significant damage to property was reported.