About 1,500 people marched Friday night in Rouen, in tribute to George Floyd and to say no to racism and police violence. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, which communicated these figures, the demonstration was punctuated by clashes with the police. In Rouen, the demonstrators were called to assemble at 6 p.m. in front of the courthouse. According to the prefecture, the demonstration ended around 8:30 p.m.
Eight arrests in Rouen, no clashes in Caen
"The police faced demonstrators who for some were hostile. These demonstrators tried to attack buildings of the national police," said the prefecture of Seine-Maritime which also specifies that "the security forces wiped projectiles and, in order to restore order, they used tear gas canisters. " Also according to state services, "there were eight arrests".
In Caen, around 1,500 demonstrators gathered from 6 p.m., according to the Calvados prefecture. The demonstration went off smoothly according to the prefecture. Calls to demonstrate Saturday against "police violence" were also launched in several cities in France, such as Paris, Bordeaux, Nantes, Limoges, Poitiers, Marseille or Lille, despite the ban on gatherings of more than ten people due to health crisis.