Angry protesters surround Canada’s Trudeau and chant ‘lock him up’
11 September 2021 |
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A crowd of angry protesters surrounds Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, chanting "lock him up" and hurling profanities as the Liberal Party leader boards his campaign bus following a visit to a brewery in London, Ontario.
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