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A man was led away by police in handcuffs from a demonstration in Edmonton Saturday after he ripped down a banner of a counter protest group and tossed it into the air.

About two dozen men and women converged on Sir Winston Churchill Square waving placards and Canadian flags around lunch time to protest non-binding motion M103 that calls for the Canadian government to “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.”

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The Edmonton March for Freedom, Liberty and Justice protest — which the man was part of — was one of 66 organized by a group called Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens that “stands against Sharia Law and globalization.”

A counter-protest group about three times as large was on hand to “drown out the noise of hatred” by banging pots and pans, singing, dancing and waving their own placards.

That group was organized by Black Lives Matter Edmonton and Area Chapter.

It is unclear if the man will face any charges.

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