Posted on 05/10/2017 7:52:38 AM PDT by Lorianne
At least 141 people were arrested in Paris during an “anti-capitalist” demonstration that took place following Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election on Sunday evening.
Some 300 protesters gathered in the Menilmontant district, one of Paris’s most popular neighborhoods in the north of the city, after Macron was elected as France’s new president, French media reported. According to police 141 people were arrested.
Six policemen and three demonstrators were injured, France 3 reported, adding that French police had deployed tear gas. Identity checks were carried out at the scene and 69 people were issued a residence prohibition order by the Prefect of Police, according to the media.
According to France 3, a total of 143 people were arrested overnight.
Those detained were accused of “violence against police,” including throwing projectiles at officers, and damaging property.
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None of the muslims, of course.
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