"Liberal ecology, lie of capital", "We do not defend nature, we are nature which defends itself", "Stop terrorists". The walls of the Parisian premises of asset manager BlackRock were covered with hostile messages. An operation claimed by the organization "Youth for Climate Paris" which militates for the end of the investments of the American firm in fossil energies.
Activists invaded the headquarters hall, successfully repelling law enforcement and erecting makeshift barricades to block entry. According to the demonstrators, their intrusion occurred without "any violence" towards the members of the personnel.
When they left, they were surrounded by the police on the sidewalk. In a statement, the American company condemned "with the utmost firmness" this "violent intrusion" and these "acts of vandalism" and announced that it would file a complaint.