By Limin Zhou and Noé Chartier, Epoch Times

OTTAWA, Canada—Police put the number of arrests at over 100, and the number of vehicles towed at 21 on the afternoon of Feb. 18 as law enforcement escalated its confrontation with protesters in Ottawa.

Mounted police and officers on foot advanced on crowds to push them away from the designated secured area, in some instances knocking down protesters.

The police slowly pushed back the crowd for most of the day, but in the afternoon increased pressure by deploying pepper spray and using police on horseback to gain more ground while advancing against the protesters.

Some police officers carried assault rifles and what appeared to be rubber bullet launchers.

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