Ottawa police move to clear crowd, arrest 7 on Day 1 of weekend rally

OTTAWA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Ottawa police officers on Friday evening were deployed to clear the crowd in the downtown area of Canada's capital city on the first day of this weekend's Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.

The Ottawa Police said on their Twitter account that seven people have been arrested for various charges, including assault on police. Officers have issued 185 tickets and towed 24 vehicles in acco