The BBC has once again described riots in France as “peaceful”, as more than 1,000 protestors have been arrested in renewed clashes across the country.
Tear gas and water cannons were fired at protestors as clashes with police erupted, and chaos spread across French cities this evening.
Earlier today, GB News’s Dougie Beattie was caught between the two sides, dodging tear gas canisters launched from behind a heavily armoured police shield line.
“There are fireworks, bricks and bottles now coming in at the police on their line... This is going to get quite violent in the next few hours,” he said.
Violent clashes occurred as darkness fell on the French capital after a march from Porte d'Italie to Porte de Vincennes.
Police carried out baton charges against groups of masked young people who were smashing windows at a car dealership along the Cours de Vincennes.
An elite unit ordinarily tasked with tackling organised crime and counter-terrorism was among the forces stationed in the area.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told AFP “several thousand radical activists gathered at the rear of the march, including around 500 individuals identified as rioters”.
Reporting on the ugly scenes, the BBC website ran with the headline: “Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful mass protests across France”.
Earlier, the outlet ran the headline: “Clashes seen in some French cities but protests remain mainly peaceful so far.”
Last week, as devastating riots and looting tore through France, leading to 2,700 arrests, the public broadcaster's Paris correspondent, James Waterhouse, told viewers: “In Paris and beyond, half a million people had filled cities across France to protest over the future of their country.
“They were mostly peaceful, but as we saw in the capital, in the wings were those who wanted to take advantage of the disorder."
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Defending their reporting, the BBC told GB News: “No one watching, reading or listening to BBC News coverage of the France protests and riots can be in any doubt as to what was happening – there is coverage of the fires, the looting and violence.
“James Waterhouse and the team of reporters in France over the weekend gave broader context to the protests and riots – making the point that as well as the destructive scenes, several hundred thousand people were on the streets in peaceful protest, and those carrying out the violence and looting were a small fraction of that number.”
Outside of Paris, young people ignited rubbish bins and fashioned roadblocks from metal sheeting in Marseille, with footage showing a police vehicle ploughing through a flaming barricade in France's second-largest city.
Protesters in Bordeaux, wearing dark clothing and face coverings, were seen tearing boards from a building to build a street barricade.
In Lyon, officers fired tear gas grenades at a crowd that had assembled in a zone prohibited by local authorities.
During today’s protests, an estimated 410,000 people took to the streets across France, although trade unions placed the figure closer to 800,000.
By the end of the day, officials confirmed nearly 1,000 people had been detained, with that number expected to climb further.
The French authorities had mobilised approximately 70,000 police officers nationwide.
Armoured vehicles and helicopters accompanied officers in the massive security operation.
French President Emmanuel Macron had described last week’s riots as “seditious acts” which he blamed on “ultra-left” groups.
Speaking from the Elysée Palace, he said the rioters intended to “bring down the Republic”.
The French president announced only rallies organised by officially recognised trade unions would be permitted going forward.
Meanwhile, other violent protests spread across Europe, with clashes with police occurring in Belgium, Spain, Italy and Albania.
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The BBC has once again described riots in France as “peaceful”, as more than 1,000 protestors have been arrested in renewed clashes across the country.
Tear gas and water cannons were fired at protestors as clashes with police erupted, and chaos spread across French cities this evening.
Earlier today, GB News’s Dougie Beattie was caught between the two sides, dodging tear gas canisters launched from behind a heavily armoured police shield line.
“There are fireworks, bricks and bottles now coming in at the police on their line... This is going to get quite violent in the next few hours,” he said.
Violent clashes occurred as darkness fell on the French capital after a march from Porte d'Italie to Porte de Vincennes.
Police carried out baton charges against groups of masked young people who were smashing windows at a car dealership along the Cours de Vincennes.
An elite unit ordinarily tasked with tackling organised crime and counter-terrorism was among the forces stationed in the area.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told AFP “several thousand radical activists gathered at the rear of the march, including around 500 individuals identified as rioters”.
Reporting on the ugly scenes, the BBC website ran with the headline: “Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful mass protests across France”.
Earlier, the outlet ran the headline: “Clashes seen in some French cities but protests remain mainly peaceful so far.”
Last week, as devastating riots and looting tore through France, leading to 2,700 arrests, the public broadcaster's Paris correspondent, James Waterhouse, told viewers: “In Paris and beyond, half a million people had filled cities across France to protest over the future of their country.
“They were mostly peaceful, but as we saw in the capital, in the wings were those who wanted to take advantage of the disorder."
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Defending their reporting, the BBC told GB News: “No one watching, reading or listening to BBC News coverage of the France protests and riots can be in any doubt as to what was happening – there is coverage of the fires, the looting and violence.
“James Waterhouse and the team of reporters in France over the weekend gave broader context to the protests and riots – making the point that as well as the destructive scenes, several hundred thousand people were on the streets in peaceful protest, and those carrying out the violence and looting were a small fraction of that number.”
Outside of Paris, young people ignited rubbish bins and fashioned roadblocks from metal sheeting in Marseille, with footage showing a police vehicle ploughing through a flaming barricade in France's second-largest city.
Protesters in Bordeaux, wearing dark clothing and face coverings, were seen tearing boards from a building to build a street barricade.
In Lyon, officers fired tear gas grenades at a crowd that had assembled in a zone prohibited by local authorities.
During today’s protests, an estimated 410,000 people took to the streets across France, although trade unions placed the figure closer to 800,000.
By the end of the day, officials confirmed nearly 1,000 people had been detained, with that number expected to climb further.
The French authorities had mobilised approximately 70,000 police officers nationwide.
Armoured vehicles and helicopters accompanied officers in the massive security operation.
French President Emmanuel Macron had described last week’s riots as “seditious acts” which he blamed on “ultra-left” groups.
Speaking from the Elysée Palace, he said the rioters intended to “bring down the Republic”.
The French president announced only rallies organised by officially recognised trade unions would be permitted going forward.
Meanwhile, other violent protests spread across Europe, with clashes with police occurring in Belgium, Spain, Italy and Albania.
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