Tear gas, fires as thousands protest in Paris against police violence, security bill

Security forces fired tear gas at a protest march against police violence in Paris on Saturday after masked protesters launched flares at their lines, put up barricades and threw stones. Thousands of people across France marched in protest of a proposed French security law that would restrict sharing images of police. Civil liberties groups and journalists are concerned that the measure will stifle press freedoms and allow police brutality to go undiscovered and unpunished. The cause has gained renewed i
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