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November 30, 2015

Dozens Arrested as Paris Demonstrators Defy Protest Ban Ahead of Climate Summit 
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A major rally was canceled here after authorities banned public protests
in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. But tens of thousands of people
formed a human chain stretching down the sidewalk for blocks. After the
human chain action ended, thousands of Parisians and international
activists defied the French ban on protests and tried to march through
the downtown streets. They were met by hundreds of riot police, who used
tear gas, sound bombs and pepper spray. More than 200 protesters were
arrested.

 

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