In Paris, police intervene on the Sorbonne to evacuate pro-Palestinian activists | EUROtoday

Published on : 04/29/2024 – 4:18 p.m.

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After Sciences-Po Paris, the Sorbonne. The police intervened, Monday April 29 within the afternoon, within the well-known college in Paris to evacuate activists mobilized for the Palestinian trigger who had arrange tents contained in the institution.

Around fifty demonstrators have been taken outdoors the constructing then eliminated in teams, supervised by the police, just a few days after a mobilization marred by tensions at Sciences-Po Paris.

“There were around fifty people when the police arrived running inside the courtyard. The evacuation was quite brutal with around ten people dragged to the ground, but no arrests,” he stated. testified Rémi, 20, a historical past and geography pupil on the Sorbonne, who was one of many demonstrators who occupied the inside of the constructing.

“They escorted us towards the exit and then took us back up rue Saint-Jacques in a group,” he added.

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“The amphitheaters were evacuated around noon”

Several dozen college students gathered at noon on Monday in entrance of the Sorbonne and contained in the constructing, the place that they had arrange tents, a dozen tents in line with the rectorate, between 20 and 30 in line with a demonstrator. . A Palestinian flag was positioned on the bottom.

“The amphitheaters were evacuated around noon,” indicated the rectorate, which determined to shut the Sorbonne on Monday afternoon.

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Around 150 individuals gathered in entrance of the Sorbonne, notably within the presence of LFI deputies Louis Boyard, Thomas Portes and Rodrigo Arenas.

Friday, a day of blockage and mobilization, punctuated by tensions, was held at Sciences-Po Paris, within the presence of a number of LFI deputies.

With AFP