Paris Protest Today: Demonstrations in French Capital Turn Violent As Protesters Hurl Molotov Cocktails at Cops; Controversial Politicians from France Unbowed Party Join March
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After the severe riots, the situation in France remains tense. WORLD reporter Thorsten Kremers reports from Paris about attacks on police officers. Further protests, blockades and strikes are announced.
Presby - A policeman was injured in Paris after he was hit by an incendiary bottle (Molotov) while confrontations broke out in the capital and other cities during protests in France against the rising cost of living.
Paris Protest Today: Demonstrations in French Capital Turn Violent As Protesters Hurl Molotov Cocktails at Cops; Controversial Politicians from France Unbowed Party Join March
France is facing a third consecutive weekend of intense youth led protests and its capital city Paris has faced a significant brunt. According to the latest estimates, at least 200,000 people participated in the march, with divisive presidential candidate Jean Luc Melenchon and some others from his France Bowed political party also involved. 5 cops in the city also got injured due to burns after protesters resorted to using Molotov cocktails.
On Saturday evening, the Paris police prefecture reported five injured law enforcement officers (four police officers and one gendarme), three of whom were shot by Molotov cocktails, during Act III of the mobilization against expensive life in the capital.
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