Paris police bans three protests, including US Embassy demonstration
The police added in a statement on Friday that its decision to ban one of the protests was in light of recent gang violence between ethnic communities in Dijon and Nice
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the deserted Butte Montmartre and the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Paris, France April 4, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
The Paris police authority said it had decided to ban three protests scheduled for Saturday, including a demonstration in front of the US Embassy, due to fears of public disorder and Covid-19 risks.
The police added in a statement on Friday that its decision to ban one of the protests was in light of recent gang violence between ethnic communities in Dijon and Nice.
Last Saturday, protesters at an anti-racism rally in central Paris clashed with police, as a wave of anger continued to sweep the world following the death in the United States of African American George Floyd.
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