Specialist Urban Violence Police Squad Deployed to Paris as Riots Continue
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In the aftermath of a day marked by more than 800 arrests in Paris, new clashes and degradation broke out this Sunday afternoon in the heart of the capital.
REPORTING - Place de la République in Paris, the tension did not recur and the clashes between the demonstrators, mainly breakers, and the police continued.
Riots and looting continued on Sunday in France's two largest cities, Paris and Lyon.
New tensions took place this afternoon, Sunday, October 18, in Paris. A thousand young people gathered in the Place de la République, where law enforcement forces had a great deal of difficulty in containing the rioters. CRS 8 was mobilized and important police resources were engaged. Relative calm came back a few moments ago, but tensions are now concentrated on the adjacent arteries, where several shops have been looted. (Police, justice and o…
According to the local police, this specialized unit is "located in the square of the Republic", where there is a strong tension, with confrontations between hundreds of people and the security forces.
Specialist Urban Violence Police Squad Deployed to Paris as Riots Continue
Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest.
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