Paris police use tear fuel in opposition to protesters impressed by Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’

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Police in Paris used tear fuel Saturday in opposition to protesters impressed by the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” who had been demonstrating in opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the Champs-Élysées avenue 

French police arrange checkpoints on roads into Paris, stopping greater than 500 automobiles from heading to the protest, however dozens had been capable of get by. Tear fuel was fired, and several other protesters had been detained as some demonstrators climbed on their automobiles in the midst of the highway.

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A man walks through tear gas on the Place Charles De Gaulle in Paris Feb. 12, 2022, as convoys of protesters,

A person walks by tear fuel on the Place Charles De Gaulle in Paris Feb. 12, 2022, as convoys of protesters, “Convoi de la Liberte,” arrived within the French capital. 
(Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP through Getty Pictures)

The chaos was a response to the vaccination move required by the French authorities for folks to enter many indoor public venues, together with eating places. As in Canada, these restrictions have seen vital backlash from these claiming they’re pointless and overly restrictive.

The Parisian protesters honked at onlookers, waved French flags and shouted “Freedom,” The Related Press reported.

Protests have been occurring for months in France, usually leading to clashes with police, however had been waning lately. Protesters got a lift from the convoy in Canada, the place truckers have snarled site visitors at three border crossings over the Canadian authorities’s strict vaccine mandates.

Protesters hold placards at a demonstration in Paris. 

Protesters maintain placards at an illustration in Paris. 
(AP Photograph/Thibault Camus)

Police moved in on demonstrators on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan, although some have vowed to maintain up the protests. Some demonstrators remained on the bridge in a single day regardless of an emergency order demanding they reopen the bridge and permit site visitors to move. Others exited the bridge, obeying regulation enforcement’s demand that they transfer their automobiles.

Comparable protests are anticipated within the coming days in a number of U.S. cities, together with Los Angeles, prompting concern amongst U.S. authorities officers. President Biden lately spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concerning the protests in Canada, which have slowed provide chains and transportation routes between the 2 nations.

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The Division of Homeland Safety warned U.S. regulation enforcement and public security officers this week {that a} trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates might start Feb. 13, the identical day as Tremendous Bowl LVI, and will create vital site visitors jams and provide disruptions.

The White Home has stated DHS forces are working with California Freeway Patrol, the Los Angeles Police Division, state and native authorities, in addition to “intensive air and maritime safety assets” to counter any protests. 

A demonstrator kicks at a tear gas grenade during a protest on the Champs-Élysées avenue, Saturday, Feb.12, 2022, in Paris. 

A demonstrator kicks at a tear fuel grenade throughout a protest on the Champs-Élysées avenue, Saturday, Feb.12, 2022, in Paris. 
(AP Photograph/Adrienne Surprenant)

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Impressed protests have additionally been seen in New Zealand and the Netherlands, the place dozens of vans and automobiles blocked an entrance to The Hague, with some carrying a banner that stated, “Love & Freedom, no dictatorship” in Dutch.

Fox Information’ Audrey Conklin and Caitlin McFall, and The Related Press contributed to this report.

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