Protesters Opposed to COVID-19 Measures Clash With Police in Paris

Protesters Opposed to COVID-19 Measures Clash With Police in Paris
Protesters hold placards and banners during a demonstration against France's COVID-19 restrictions in Paris, on July 24, 2021. Benoit Tessier /Reuters
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PARIS—French anti-riot police fired teargas on Saturday as clashes broke out during protests in central Paris against COVID-19 curbs and vaccination, local television reported.

Television pictures showed police trying to push back demonstrators near the capital’s Gare Saint-Lazare railway station after the protesters pushed over a police motorbike carrying several officers.