Paris police authority bans ‘freedom convoy’ Covid protests
by Jon Henley in Paris from on (#5W013)
Protesters have set out from southern France inspired by demonstrators in Canada
Freedom convoys" of motorists that have set off from half a dozen French cities in protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions will not be allowed to enter Paris, the capital's police authority has said.
The stated objective of these demonstrations is to block the capital' by preventing road traffic from circulating in order to further their demands ... from Friday, before moving on to Brussels on Monday," the authority said.
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