A man suspected of leading a group that smashed windows and vandalized property in downtown Vancouver over the weekend has been arrested, police said Tuesday.
Police said the man -- a self-described anarchist -- was dressed in black, wore a hood, and used an air horn, as he led the group through downtown streets Saturday.
The vandals broke windows and spray painted cars.
The same man, police said, led a group that set up a barbed wire barricade at an intersection the day before, forcing the Olympic torch relay to be diverted.
Guillame Joseph-Marc Beaulieu, 27, of Vancouver, has been charged with mischief over $5,000.
Police also announced an arrest in connection with the alleged assault of two journalists during a protest march.
Lliam Brander, 27, of North Vancouver, has been charged with assault.
There have been a total of 11 arrests stemming from the weekend violence.
They include five people who have been charged with disturbing the peace, assault, assault on an officer and mischief, police said.
A group calling itself the Black Bloc issued a news release Tuesday morning saying that breaking windows does not amount to violence.
"We proved that $1 billion of 'security' couldn't prevent us from clogging the heart of downtown Vancouver and crashing a party of 100 000 people -- and getting away with it," the group wrote.
Those representing other groups critical of the Games have worked to distance themselves from the Black Bloc.
With files from The Canadian Press
