France: new demonstrations hostile to the health pass and the vaccination obligation
Demonstration of September 4, 2021 in Paris.
AFP - STEFANO RELLANDINI
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There were again marches against the health pass and compulsory vaccination, this Saturday, September 4, 2021 in the cities of France.
This day of mobilization comes when a vaccination campaign for those over 12 has started.
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In Paris, five rallies were scheduled.
Some demonstrated from the Eiffel Tower to the Invalides, at the call of the political movement Les Patriotes by Florian Philippot.
Another procession marched through the center of the capital, between Bourse and Palais Royal.
People also rushed towards the Place de la Bastille.
Isolated demonstrators infiltrated shortly before 5 p.m. in the Les Halles shopping center, leading to an intervention by the police, reports Agence France-Presse.
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In Lyon, there were two processions.
In Marseille, people set off from the Old Port.
At least several thousand people in Bordeaux, Montpellier or Nice too.
At least several thousand also in Lille, Nantes, 1,500 in Rennes depending on the prefecture;
at least 700 in Saint-Nazaire, 1,500 in Besançon, 2,200 in Strasbourg.
Norbert, a 45-year-old firefighter who refuses to give his name (AFP)
We are going to be fired on September 15th, I find that totally unfair.
We save lives, we are there for the population, and we find ourselves arrested, we no longer have the right to work just because the president decided that we had to be put aside.
The passage Pommeraye, in Nantes, during the demonstration of September 4, 2021 against the health pass and the vaccination obligation.
AFP - SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS
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