French police fire teargas to disperse banned pro-Palestinian protest

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French police fire teargas to disperse banned pro-Palestinian protest

Police officers in France used teargas and water cannon to break up crowds of people who had gathered in central Paris to demonstrate for Palestine despite a ban imposed by French authorities. Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, said people defying the ban should be arrested as ‘they are susceptible to disrupt public order’. The ban on pro-Palestinian protests comes as the French government fears a rise in antisemitism triggered by the Israel-Hamas war. Protesters said the ban threatened freedom of expression
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Date: October 13, 2023