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Firefighters demonstrate in Paris

1/28/2020, 4:01:05 PM


Riots this afternoon in Paris during a firefighting event which started from place de la Republique and headed for place de la Nation. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - PARIS, JAN 28 - Tafferugli this afternoon in Paris during a firefighting event that started from place de la Republique and headed to place de la Nation. Firemen groups protesting against the pension reform, but also against the lack of staff and workloads, met with the police on several occasions. Dense dilacrimogeni launch. According to the reconstructions, the demonstration of several hundreds of firefighters was framed by police teams but the demonstrators at the head of the procession would have strengthened the cordon to proceed more quickly, causing the police to air. Subsequently, the procession split into two, part of the protesters stopped at the arrival point, place de la Nation, while others headed for the périphérique, the road link around Paris. To prevent this deviation, which was not authorized in advance by the police headquarters, the police installed a barrier that blocked the passage and used the hydrants several times.