Smoke bombs & firecrackers: Students protest police violence in Paris (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Students have gathered on the streets of the French capital to protests against police violence. Smoke bombs and firecrackers have reportedly been thrown from the crowd of demonstrators.
The majority of the protesters are students from Henri-Bergson College in Paris, RT correspondent Jonathan Moadab reports from the scene.
La police se déploie (trop tard) autour du commissariat du 19eme attaqué #Bergsonpic.twitter.com/zBZyo7B6xW
— Jonathan RT France (@Jonathan_RTfr) March 25, 2016
2eme attaque d'un commissariat par les lycéens qui crient "tout le monde déteste la police" #bergson#LoiTravailpic.twitter.com/lXDcJp29BW
— Alexis Kraland (@akraland) March 25, 2016
The protesters violently attacked police station with firecrackers in northeastern Paris, RT’s local bureau reported.
Les manifestants s'attaquent au comissariat du 19eme arrondissement de Parishttps://t.co/QNzk125KOapic.twitter.com/Mu5PNUzCIc
— RT France (@RTenfrancais) March 25, 2016
LIVE on #Periscope: French students rioting outside police station in #Paris in protest against police violence https://t.co/pNhGCgnlEj
— RT (@RT_com) March 25, 2016
Fumigènes et pétards, les lycéens de #Bergson se mettent en marche pic.twitter.com/NKMiXNHTIv
— Jonathan RT France (@Jonathan_RTfr) March 25, 2016
The majority of the protesters are students from Henri-Bergson College in Paris, an RT correspondent on the scene reports.
"Ceux qui sont venus mettre le boxon peuvent rentrer chez eux !" Les lycéens de #Bergson cherchent l'apaisement pic.twitter.com/wu3wcbeiHz
— Jonathan RT France (@Jonathan_RTfr) March 25, 2016
The students are trying to block the local police station, and police officers are at the scene.
Les lycéens de #Bergson refusent de quitter la rue comme proposé par l'établissement pic.twitter.com/cYonQ2uu9o
— Jonathan RT France (@Jonathan_RTfr) March 25, 2016
Les manifestants s'arrêtent devant la mairie du 19ème #Bergsonpic.twitter.com/cLJeh5eaAV
— Jonathan RT France (@Jonathan_RTfr) March 25, 2016
The protest comes following reports that a high school student allegedly from Bergson College was beaten by several police officers during anti-labor protest in Paris on Thursday. The video of the attack emerged on YouTube on Thursday evening.
Police said they are analyzing the video and have launched an investigation into the case.
