The protesters were demanding action on climate change on a day when temperatures in Europe were threatening to smash all-time high records.
J. Lester Feder03:11 PM – 28 Jun 2019
Posted on June 28, 2019, at 1:01 p.m. ETFrench CRS riot police remove French youth and environmental activists as they block a bridge during a demonstration to urge world leaders to act against climate change.
Paris police teargassed protesters staging a sit-in to demand action on climate change at point-blank range Friday, on a day when temperatures in France topped 110 degrees.
The protesters belong to the group Extinction Rebellion — XR for short. XR first made headlines in the UK in April, when it shut down major streets around London for more than a week to demand a response to global warming. XR groups have organized across Europe since then, using civil disobedience to try to push lawmakers to respond to the threat of climate change.
The protesters gassed in Paris on Friday had reportedly blockaded the Sully Bridge, a major crossing of the Seine River not far from Notre Dame. Pictures and videos of the police’s actions quickly spread across Twitter, with many activists expressing outrage at the severity of the response.
[Reportage ce weekend sur @radioparleur ] #ExtinctionRebellion à Paris #SurlepontRebellion aujourd’hui en une image ->P
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The protesters were demanding action on climate change on a day when temperatures in Europe were threatening to smash all-time high records. J. Lester Feder03:11 PM – 28 Jun 2019 Posted on June 28, 2019, at 1:01 p.m. ET French CRS riot police remove French youth and environmental activists as they block a bridge during… [Read More]
