00:49French Gendarmerie deployed armoured vehicles in the centre of Paris against "Freedom Convoy"-inspired protesters, on Saturday.
The armoured vehicles present among other police vehicles, included several Berliet VXB 170's, a type of wheeled armoured personnel carrier used by the French Gendarmerie since 1974.
Saturday was a tense day for the French capital with police using tear gas as thousands protested against vaccine mandates, while convoys of hundreds of cars tried to enter the city and block the streets.
All in all, at least 54 people were arrested on the day, with approximately 500 cars stopped by the police and 337 fines issued.
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French Gendarmerie deployed armoured vehicles in the centre of Paris against "Freedom Convoy"-inspired protesters, on Saturday.
The armoured vehicles present among other police vehicles, included several Berliet VXB 170's, a type of wheeled armoured personnel carrier used by the French Gendarmerie since 1974.
Saturday was a tense day for the French capital with police using tear gas as thousands protested against vaccine mandates, while convoys of hundreds of cars tried to enter the city and block the streets.
All in all, at least 54 people were arrested on the day, with approximately 500 cars stopped by the police and 337 fines issued.
French Gendarmerie deployed armoured vehicles in the centre of Paris against "Freedom Convoy"-inspired protesters, on Saturday.
The armoured vehicles present among other police vehicles, included several Berliet VXB 170's, a type of wheeled armoured personnel carrier used by the French Gendarmerie since 1974.
Saturday was a tense day for the French capital with police using tear gas as thousands protested against vaccine mandates, while convoys of hundreds of cars tried to enter the city and block the streets.
All in all, at least 54 people were arrested on the day, with approximately 500 cars stopped by the police and 337 fines issued.