A week after the events at the Stade de France on the sidelines of the Liverpool - Real Madrid match and these images showing police in uniform gassing British supporters, a new controversy affects the Paris police headquarters.
On social networks, there are videos of police gassing travelers who were trying to board substitute buses in front of the Gare de l'Est (Xe) after trains were canceled as a result of the violent storms that hit the Island of France.
"Everyone wanted their place on the bus and it was a bit crowded"
“There were a lot of people and a lot of police too to curb everything, relates Franck, a resident of Seine-et-Marne present on Saturday June 4 in the evening at Gare de l'Est.
People were fed up and everyone wanted their place on the bus and it was a bit crowded.
At one point, we saw a large plume of smoke.
It was a policeman who had just used his tear gas canister.
There was a crowd but it was not violent.
We don't really understand the reason.
It was precisely after that people began to jostle each other more, especially those who were affected and as if disoriented.
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Chaotic situation at Gare de l'Est.
Tear gas used on travelers attempting to board replacement buses following a breakdown.
“We want buses not cops” pic.twitter.com/fLvE69Glgx
— Clement Lanot (@ClementLanot) June 4, 2022
Freelance journalist Clément Lanot filmed the scene and posted it on social media.
We hear shouting: “Stand back”.
Then a policeman said to a man: “Crowd movements kill people sir”.
A few seconds later, travelers are doubled over, rubbing their eyes.
Passengers say: “We want buses, not cops”.
“Priority for buses was given to women and children”
Contacted this Sunday by Le Parisien, the Paris police headquarters (PP) explains that "following a traffic disruption, a very large crowd was observed at Gare de l'Est, which required the intervention transport police, SUGE
(railway security)
and Bac 75-N
(night crime squad)
.
The PP continues: “There was disorganization as priority for buses was given to women and children.
Tear gas was used on at least one occasion to repel the crowd.
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