Riot in Blainville leads to mass arrests

A night of celebration turned to rioting Saturday night in Blainville, leading to the arrest of almost 20 people.

According to CTV News, the riot started shortly after about 200 people refused to leave after an outdoor performance by Les Trois Accords at the Blainville en fete festival.

Rioters tossed objects at police, including bottles, and flipped a police car and set it on fire.

Local police, along with the SQ and other nearby local forces, arrested 19 people, 10 of which were minors between the ages of 14 and 22.

All those arrested were freed on the condition that they return to court later to face charges, likely including rioting, mischief and arson.

Reports say that at one point, the ratio of youth to officers was roughly one thousand to eighty.

STORY WRITTEN BY: CATLIN SPENCER