Police evict hundreds of migrants squatting in Paris theatre for months

Police Evict Hundreds of Migrants from 'Occupied' Theatre in Paris

Months after hundreds of migrants effectively took over the Théâtre de la Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, police finally forcibly evicted them.

Paris police evict hundreds of migrants

French police evicted more than 400 migrants on Tuesday who had been squatting inside the Gaite Lyrique theatre in central Paris for more than three months. Officers began their operation shortly before 6 a.m. (0500 GMT) at the theatre, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest against the eviction. Since December 10, the migrants, including many unaccompanied minors, had occupied the concert and arts venue as part of their demands…

Police evict over 400 migrants from Paris theatre

PARIS: French police evicted more than 400 migrants on Tuesday who had been squatting inside the Gaite Lyrique theatre in central Paris for more than three months. Officers began their operation shortly before 6am at the theatre, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest against the eviction. Since Dec 10, the migrants, including many unaccompanied minors, had occupied the concert and arts venue as part of their demands for shelter…

The police in the French capital, Paris, cleared the theatre »La Gaîté Lyrique« on Tuesday, which has been occupied by more than 400 young people of migrant origin for months.

On Tuesday morning, law enforcement officials evacuated under tension the Gaîté Lyrique, a cultural site in Paris that had been occupied for more than three months by hundreds of young migrants.

Hundreds of migrants evicted from Paris theater after squatting there for months

Hundreds of migrants were evicted from a theater in Paris that they had been squatting since December.