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Paris attack: Far-right protesters who stormed silent vigil chased away by attendees shouting 'go away fascists' | Paris attack: Far-right protesters who stormed silent vigil chased away by attendees shouting 'go away fascists' |
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Far-right protesters wielding the French flag stormed a silent solidarity march for the Paris attack victims in Lille this afternoon – but got more than they bargained for when hundreds of those gathering to pay their respects chased them away shouting “Go away fascists”. | Far-right protesters wielding the French flag stormed a silent solidarity march for the Paris attack victims in Lille this afternoon – but got more than they bargained for when hundreds of those gathering to pay their respects chased them away shouting “Go away fascists”. |
The silent vigil had begun at 3pm but was interrupted within 15 minutes by a group of around 15 people the march’s organisers said were Front National supporters. | The silent vigil had begun at 3pm but was interrupted within 15 minutes by a group of around 15 people the march’s organisers said were Front National supporters. |
They infuriated the crowd after spilling on to the square screaming “Expel Islamists”, throwing firecrackers and unveiling an Islamophobic banner. | They infuriated the crowd after spilling on to the square screaming “Expel Islamists”, throwing firecrackers and unveiling an Islamophobic banner. |
They were angrily pushed back and then forced to retreat across the square where minutes before protestor | They were angrily pushed back and then forced to retreat across the square where minutes before protestor |
s had been silently holding up signs saying “I am not afraid” – and traffic was held up as they spilled out on to the road. | s had been silently holding up signs saying “I am not afraid” – and traffic was held up as they spilled out on to the road. |
Security forces intervened to separate the two groups before tensions escalated further and the far-right protestors moved, still singing, to a street further away. | Security forces intervened to separate the two groups before tensions escalated further and the far-right protestors moved, still singing, to a street further away. |
After they had gone, the crowd broke its silence, singing the French national anthem La Marseilleise. | After they had gone, the crowd broke its silence, singing the French national anthem La Marseilleise. |
Authorities had discouraged the public gathering but the League of the Right’s of Man, a human rights NGO that organised it, got the go-ahead from the local police station. | Authorities had discouraged the public gathering but the League of the Right’s of Man, a human rights NGO that organised it, got the go-ahead from the local police station. |
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