In Paris, police used tear gas against demonstrators
MOSCOW, 19 Mar — RIA Novosti. French police used tear gas in clashes with demonstrators in Paris, protesting against violence by the police, three people were arrested, reports AFP.
Clarifies that police dressed in protective gear, used gas against some demonstrators wearing masks. Many of the protesters wearing hoods and sunglasses, they were carrying anarchist flags.
During the clashes two policemen were slightly injured, they were taken to the hospital. During a demonstration of Windows were smashed at branches of several banks.
Several thousand people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday. The demonstrators, who led the column were holding a large banner with the inscription “Justice and dignity, stop the impunity of the police”. Also there were the portraits of the 13 alleged victims of violence by the police. In addition, the protesters chanted “Police everywhere, justice nowhere”, “No justice, no peace” and other slogans.
According to AFP, the police counted up to 7.5 thousand participants of the protest March gathered at the Republic Square in the city centre.
The reason for a new wave of riots in France was the incident on 2 February in the Northern suburbs of Paris Aunay-sous-Bois when police stopped for document checks on the street a young man named Theo. A scuffle ensued, the police used force, the doctors had to make Theo the operation. One of the policemen was charged with rape, three are on the article about the deliberate violence in collusion. Theo returned home after two weeks in the hospital.