Police in Paris have used tear gas
to disperse a crowd of protesters who turned violent and clashed with
authorities over the killing of an Asian man over the weekend while
also denouncing overall police brutality in the country.
Police intervened to disperse the
crowd shortly after 11 pm local time. Tear gas was shot during RT's
live broadcast from the scene in Paris’ 19th district where police
faced off with the local Asian community for the second night
running.
Footage from the site shows police
in riot gear trying to quell protesters.
Hundreds of people converged on
the streets of Paris on Tuesday to speak out against police
brutality. Activists and members of the Asian community marched in
the vicinity of the police station of the 19th arrondissement for
several hours before the violence erupted.
The protesters, mainly from the
Asian community, are demanding justice over the death of Shaoyo Liu.
The 56-year-old Chinese man was shot dead on Sunday by a BAC
(anti-crime brigade) policeman during an intervention at his home
over a “family dispute.”
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