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French Police Assaults Reuters Journalist Filming Protest

French Police Assaults Reuters Journalist Filming Protest

A French Police officer has assaulted a Reuters camera operator filming a protest in the centre of Paris on Saturday despite the camera operator wearing an arm-band carrying the French word ‘Presse’ in large letters.

The Journalist was knocked to the ground by a police officer and he sustained injuries.

In a video of the incident recorded by the camera operator, Clotaire Achi, a small group of protesters was seen standing still and shouting at police in riot gear who were positioned a few metres (yards) away.

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