‘We Want Protection’: French Police Protest Violence Against Officers

‘We Want Protection’: French Police Protest Violence Against Officers
French police hold paper shooting targets as they gather during a protest in front of the police station which was attacked with metal bars and fireworks by dozens of people in Champigny-sur-Marne, France, on Oct. 12, 2020. Lucien Libert/Reuters
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PARIS—French police protested in front of their stations on Monday after dozens of assailants in a Paris suburb attacked one base with metal bars and a barrage of fireworks over the weekend.

Officers gathered outside the headquarters of Paris Police, holding banners that read “Police under attack, citizens in danger.” In the low-income Champigny neighbourhood, where Saturday night’s unrest occurred, police carried the slogan: “Your security has a price. We want protection and recognition.”