Police in Paris used tear gas against demonstrators

Paris police used tear gas grenades against protesters who threw stones at them. This was reported on September 18 by BFM TV.

"In Paris, in the Boulevard Voltaire area, the police were pelted with stones and bottles. In response, the police used tear gas grenades and made arrests," the article says.

It is also reported that one man was arrested for throwing objects at police officers.

Izvestia's footage shows the consequences of the protest action in the French capital. Among other things, cultural heritage sites were damaged by vandals.

Protest Republic: rallies in France have become nationwide

It is expected that up to 900 thousand people will take part in them.

Mass protests under the slogan "Block everything" began in many French cities on September 10. It was expected that at least 100,000 people across the country would join them. In reality, the Interior Ministry estimates that about 200,000 demonstrators took to the streets. The protesters are dissatisfied with the reduction of social spending and the economic policy of the government of the country. In Marseille, protesters blocked access to the Eurolinks defense enterprise. This factory supplied weapons to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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