Arrests Pending After Violent Brawl in Calgary Between Eritrean Factions

Two groups armed with rocks and sticks faced off in quiet northeast neighbourhood

A member of the Toronto Police Service instructs a protestor in opposition to the Eritrean government to move back during a protest Toronto on Sept. 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Calgary on Sept. 2 was scene to another violent brawl between rival Eritrean factions that have escalated outside the East African nation’s borders in recent months, and police say arrests are pending.

The conflict took place in the city’s northeast neighbourhood of Falconridge at around 5 p.m. local time. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) responded to reports of two groups engaged in violence.