Vice World News: France Shocked by Violent Police Operation to Dismantle Paris Refugee Camp
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Nov. 24, 2020
PARIS – Images of French police evacuating a makeshift refugee camp of about 450 people in the centre of Paris with violence and excessive force have gone viral in France, provoking widespread outrage.
In one video, a group of men are seen running quietly from police while lugging their belongings behind them, including sleeping bags and rucksacks, only to find themselves trapped by a blockade of officers who have been waiting for them.
One young man wearing white is caught by his coat and shoved around, struck with a baton and roughed up by a police officer before he manages to free himself.
But while running away, another officer trips him deliberately, sending the terrified victim to the ground.
