# French mayor teargassed after shielding student protesters from police

https://mins.news/en/video/90387

- Guardian News, 2026-10-07 20:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Ma5cgl0wk

> Saint-Denis mayor Bally Bagayoko was evacuated from a Paris protest on Tuesday after police teargassed him as he marched with high-school students facing a police cordon. He told the Guardian that trouble caused by a small minority did not justify what he called the authorities’ disproportionate use of force. Students across France are protesting a lack of funding and resources.

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