The police prevented the procession from entering the city center on Saturday, notably using tear gas grenades and stun grenades.
This intervention took place during the mobilization against the high cost of living and for the defense of public services, called “Act II”. The police prevented the procession from entering the city center, in particular using tear gas grenades and stun grenades.
The demonstration, undeclared, was prohibited in the city center by prefectural decree. The grenades used by law enforcement combine a sound effect and a tear gas effect.
According to official figures, 2,500 people marched in the streets of Reims last Saturday. It was during the tensions with the procession that two demonstrators were injured, one seriously, according to information communicated by the Marne firefighters. The chief of staff of the prefect indicates that these devices were used “against people who perpetrated violence”. According to him, tear gas grenades alone were no longer enough to “maintain order”.
It was at this time that two demonstrators were injured, according to the Marne firefighters, one seriously.
These grenades combine a sound effect and a tear gas effect.