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| French police clash with anti-racism activists in Paris | |
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| French police have clashed with activists protesting in Paris against racism and alleged police brutality. | |
| Police used tear gas against stone-throwing protesters who tried to hold a march that was banned. | Police used tear gas against stone-throwing protesters who tried to hold a march that was banned. |
| The rally is part is a worldwide movement inspired by America's Black Lives Matter protests. | The rally is part is a worldwide movement inspired by America's Black Lives Matter protests. |
| It was organised under the banner "Justice for Adama", after Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in French police custody in 2016. | It was organised under the banner "Justice for Adama", after Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in French police custody in 2016. |
| Thousands of anti-racism activists gathered on the Place de la République in central Paris on Saturday. However they were blocked by police as they tried to stage a march to the Opera. | Thousands of anti-racism activists gathered on the Place de la République in central Paris on Saturday. However they were blocked by police as they tried to stage a march to the Opera. |
| Clashes erupted and tear gas was fired as officers moved against the protesters. The march had been banned because of the possible threat to local businesses. | Clashes erupted and tear gas was fired as officers moved against the protesters. The march had been banned because of the possible threat to local businesses. |
| As the protesters started to gather, Assa Traore, Adama's sister, called on them to "denounce the denial of justice, denounce social, racial, police violence". | |
| "What's happening in the United States is happening in France. Our brothers are dying," she added. | |
| However French police have said they feel "insulted" by claims that they tolerate brutality and racism. | |
| On Friday officers rallied on the Champs-Élysées throwing their handcuffs on the ground. |