Sovereignists & Nationalists clash at rally

Sovereignists and nationalists crossed paths at a downtown Montreal rally on Sunday afternoon.

According to CBC News, a group of anglophone activists and a group of Quebec sovereignists verbally attacked each other at Place du Canada.

A dozen Montreal police officers formed a human wall to seperate the groups.

The rally was organized in protest to the provincial government's decision to remove the Canadian flag from the National Assembly. They also spoke out against recent language clashes in the province.

The incidents yielded no arrests and injuries.