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| Police use tear gas during anti-cop violence protest in Paris (VIDEO) | |
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| Police have deployed teargas during a protest against police brutality in Paris after the protesters hurled stones at security forces. | |
| The rally was being held at the Place de la Republique in eastern Paris, where police have set up a security cordon. | |
| It is the latest in a series of similar gatherings in the French capital over the course of February, which have previously ended in violence. | |
| Although the protest officially ended at 4:15pm local time, many participants continued to linger at the site, and clashes broke out with police after projectiles were thrown, leading to teargas being deployed. | |
| A number of marchers were holding up signs saying “Justice for Theo,” referring to a 22-year-old black man who was allegedly raped and assaulted by police officers using a baton on February 2, during what was said to be a routine ID check. ‘Theo,’ a local youth worker whose full name has not yet been released, then spent two weeks in the hospital. |