'All hell was breaking loose': Rival Eritrean groups clash in northeast Calgary Saturday night
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A violent clash between two groups shut down traffic in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Saturday evening.
A violent clash between two groups shut down traffic in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Saturday evening.
The confrontation, between two Eritrean groups, closed Falconridge Boulevard in both directions between Castleridge Blvd. and McKnight Blvd. N.E.
“Around six o’clock, maybe 150 to 200 young guys gathered in this parking space and then they were holding long sticks in their hands and then they rushed towards the other side," said Mian Wahid, who was in the area when the fight broke out.
"It was looking like they were going there to attack some other people or some other group," Wahid said. "Initially, I thought that they were protesting, but suddenly they started rushing towards the side."
In video captured by bystanders, men from both groups can be seen carrying long sticks and bats, some appear to be wearing helmets as well.
Some wore white shirts printed with the Eritrean flag, while others donned blue T-shirts or and carried blue flags with the former Eritrean flag.
Another witness said he was parked in a lot on Castleridge Blvd. as the conflict broke out.
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