Clashes with the police broke out Tuesday 22nd May in Paris on the sidelines of a demonstration of public officials. Several individuals were arrested.
Brief clashes erupted in Paris between police – who made use of water cannon and tear gas – and a few dozen protesters hooded on the sidelines of the procession of officials, said an AFP journalist.
Before the procession reached the Place de la Bastille, a few dozen protesters destroyed bus shelters, smashed shop windows in rue de Lyon (12th arrondissement) and threw projectiles at the police.
Seven people were arrested , according to the police prefecture.
Manifestation à Paris: violents heurts entre forces de l’ordre et casseurs pic.twitter.com/u0OCjgM3Eg
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Manifestation à Paris: quelques heurts en marge du cortège pic.twitter.com/N328nKHUtc
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