France: New riots in Paris – police use tear gas

One day after the violent excesses on the sidelines of a national day of protest in France, riots broke out again in Paris. The police said there were violent clashes between several hundred demonstrators and law enforcement at Republic Square in the center of the capital. Television images showed how shops in the district were being looted again.

According to police sources, special units were mobilized in Paris for the second day in a row on Sunday and were deployed at Republic Square. According to the television images, they used tear gas again.

The symbolic Republic Square was already one of the scenes of massive riots that broke out across France on Saturday. According to authorities, more than 2,000 people were arrested across the country and more than 600 police officers and firefighters were injured.