Demonstrators marched this Thursday morning in Paris to demand the reception of circuses in the cities of France.
According to an independent journalist on the spot, the demonstration degenerated at the level of a police roadblock, Cours de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement.
This one would have been forced by a heavy weight, as we can see in our video at the top of the article.
Shortly after, a policeman draws his weapon in the direction of the driver of a truck who refused to stop, this one was about to be arrested for "refusal to comply".
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“We are demonstrating against everything that is anti-traveling company in France, which is the only country in the European Union where there are no regulations for circuses, with or without animals.
Today the mayors do what they want, we are asking for real regulations in order to be able to work, ”explains Yvan, a circus present at the event.
The demonstrators had previously organized a snail operation on the Paris ring road.
“In France we have to demonstrate to have a piece of bread,” says Yvan.
