Canadian Antifa cells call for “attacks” & “anti-American riots” over Maduro arrest

A self-described “militant” Antifa cell based in Canada is openly calling for sabotage, attacks, and anti-American riots in response to the arrest of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, raising renewed questions about why Canada continues to resist designating violent Antifa networks as terrorist organizations as the U.S. government has.

The call to violence appeared this week in an anonymous post attributed to L’Organisation révolutionnaire anarchiste, a Montreal-based anarchist group aligned with the broader Antifa movement. The call to violence was distributed to other websites that serve as organizing hubs for Antifa cells within Canada. 

The post urges followers to carry out “direct action,” including “sabotage and attacks,” and to target American businesses operating in Montreal in retaliation for a U.S.-led operation that captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Antifa has had a persistent presence in Montreal for decades, often involving street violence and property destruction. ---More...

BREAKING: Antifa cells in Canada are calling for “attacks” on US businesses & “riots” to spread terror over Maduro’s arrest

The call came from a Montreal-based cell and spread across affiliated sites. Ottawa has refused to label Antifa groups terror orgshttps://t.co/MrJ2Em6h50

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