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Tear gas scatters Paris crowd as people climb shelters and rooftops

Footage shows riot police advancing through white smoke at what the broadcaster identifies as the end point of a protest march.

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Police use tear gas to disperse crowd in France at end point of march in Paris. #France #BBCNews

People run across a Paris intersection as tear gas canisters discharge around them. An overhead shot then shows a boulevard packed with demonstrators, some carrying French and Palestinian flags.

The footage, published by the United Kingdom's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News, shows police in riot gear advancing in formation through thick white smoke. The broadcaster identifies the scene as the end point of a protest march in the French capital.

One canister goes off near people standing on top of a glass transit shelter. Elsewhere, a demonstrator stands draped in a French flag, while others climb onto the roof terrace of a neighbouring brick building to watch the dispersal.

The short video carries only street and protest sounds, without spoken reporting. It documents the police dispersal but does not establish the march's demands or what immediately preceded the use of tear gas.

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