# Paris police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters

https://mins.news/en/video/104619

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-17 19:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjJFZKshQI8

> At Place de la République northeast of central Paris, police used tear gas and water cannons to push back hooded and masked people throwing fireworks and other objects at officers. Similar tensions arose Saturday in other major cities on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations over rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances.

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