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| WATCH: Undaunted pianist plays on as riot police pursue Yellow Vests through Paris train station | WATCH: Undaunted pianist plays on as riot police pursue Yellow Vests through Paris train station |
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| Yellow Vest protesters seeking respite from tear gas in a Paris train station were accompanied by an unexpected live soundtrack as a talented pianist played on nearby, undeterred by the melée around him. | Yellow Vest protesters seeking respite from tear gas in a Paris train station were accompanied by an unexpected live soundtrack as a talented pianist played on nearby, undeterred by the melée around him. |
| Playing on a public piano, the musician added a dreamlike quality to the tense situation. | Playing on a public piano, the musician added a dreamlike quality to the tense situation. |
| Demonstrators, taking to the streets for the 45th week of nationwide protests, sought refuge inside the capital’s Saint-Lazare station after police fired tear gas outside to disperse crowds. | Demonstrators, taking to the streets for the 45th week of nationwide protests, sought refuge inside the capital’s Saint-Lazare station after police fired tear gas outside to disperse crowds. |
| Security forces then followed the protesters into the station in an attempt to flush them out and evacuate the building. | Security forces then followed the protesters into the station in an attempt to flush them out and evacuate the building. |
| Police in Paris arrested over 100 people on Saturday, according to official figures, and more than 7,000 officers have been deployed in the capital alone for Saturday’s rallies. | |
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