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Scores arrested in violent Paris election night protests
 [IsraelTimes] Police say 143 people detained at ’anti-fascist, anti-capitalist’ demonstrations across La Belle France.Police said Monday they tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! more than 100 people after election night unrest in Gay Paree, with protesters hurling bottles at security forces, torching cars and smashing shop windows. Six coppers and three protesters were slightly injured in the violence in central Gay Paree, police said, adding that 143 people were arrested, with 29 held overnight. Hundreds of youths gathered to protest against far-right leader Marine Le Pen and former banker Emmanuel Macron, who both qualified Sunday for the May 7 run-off in La Belle France’s two-stage presidential election. The "anti-fascist, anti-capitalist" demonstrations were held in several French cities including central Lyon, southwestern Bordeaux and the western cities of Nantes and Rennes. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-25 |
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