French police encircle and teargas orchestra playing at Paris protest

Members of the Orchestre du Nouveau Monde recounted the moment French riot police lobbed teargas canisters into the orchestra as they tried to disperse demonstrators gathered at Place de la République. The Paris-based orchestra is made up of hundreds of young professional and amateur musicians, all of them volunteers and all committed to blending classical music and activism, particularly social and climate justice.

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