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Covid-19: demonstrations in several cities to protest against the containment

2020-10-29T20:45:17.203Z


Spontaneous demonstrations were organized Thursday evening in Paris, Castres or Toulouse to denounce the re-containment introduced by the government to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.


Demonstrations bringing together dozens of people were organized Thursday, October 29 in the evening in Toulouse, Castres and Paris to denounce the re-containment which comes into force at midnight.

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A wild demonstration was also organized this Thursday, October 29 in Paris to protest in particular against the implementation of the reconfinement.

The demonstrators started their journey at Place de la République and walked around 9 p.m. on rue de Rivoli, protesting against Emmanuel Macron's policies.

If their demands are unclear, videos posted on social networks make it possible to distinguish "yellow vests" among the group, of at least a hundred people.

According to a police source in

Le Figaro

, an intervention by the

police

is planned in the next few minutes in order to calmly disperse the crowd.

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In Toulouse, 120 people came to the emblematic Place du Capitole, opposite the town hall, to protest against government measures, according to the Haute-Garonne prefecture.

In Castres, sub-prefecture of Tarn, the demonstrators, mainly traders and local business leaders gathered behind the banner "

Still standing, tomorrow on your knees

", demanded the maintenance of their activities, noted a photographer from the AFP.

"

People will meet at 20 or 30 at home to party and pass the Covid and in three months rebel,

" regrets the organizer of the rally, Davy Caravaca.

According to the police, there were 90 demonstrators at the height of the mobilization.

Source: lefigaro

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