Peel police have issued a public safety alert saying weapons were seen at a protest near a Hindu temple in Brampton Monday evening.

Residents were warned to stay away from the protest on Gore Road near Tyler Avenue. The area is close to the Hindu temple Sabha Mandir.

In the alert posted to X, formerly Twitter, police said the weapons were observed among the crowd. Police said their public order unit was deployed in the area.

“This is now an unlawful assembly and we will clear the area,” police said on X.

Police said members of their public order unit advised protesters to disperse.

“All parties must leave the area now or face arrest,” police added.

A CBC photographer observed a protester kicking a car attempting to cross the intersection of Gore Road and Don Minaker Drive after the driver honked at the crowd.

The crowd blocked traffic after leaving the temple.

The protest comes hours after police announced Monday that three men had been charged following violence in Brampton and Mississauga on Sunday. Police said violence broke out between groups of protesters during a series of demonstrations in the two cities.

These protests took place in front of the same Hindu temple where the demonstration took place on Monday evening, as well as a Sikh gurdwara.