One of these protests turned into a small scale riot, when the Black Bloc, which included perhaps 150 protesters, moved off the planned route and ran towards the business district of Spring Garden Road, likely planning to attack or demonstrate outside the many outlets of large corporations there. Police cars and buildings were pelted with rocks and water balloons filled with paint, but police quickly quelled most of the violence.
One of these demonstrations escalated into a small-scale disturbance, when the Black Bloc, comprising approximately 150 protesters, deviated from the planned route and marched towards the commercial district of Spring Garden Road, with the intention of targeting or protesting outside the numerous outlets of large corporations there. Police cars and buildings were pelted with rocks and water balloons filled with paint, but police swiftly brought most of the violence under control.