STRASBOURG – Clashes at the student protest, barricades and tear gas

STRASBOURG, October 6 /ATSH-ANSA/ – After a peaceful march attended by thousands of people, among them several delegations of left-wing MEPs, the situation became tense in Strasbourg’s university area.

Hundreds of students headed from the university area towards the city centre, but were stopped by national police forces equipped for riots, who used tear gas.

Barricades were also erected in the streets, while there were clashes between protesters and police.

The events took place after a march that had initially been held peacefully and with wide participation.

The students, after building barricades with rubbish containers and construction materials, began throwing objects and stones at the officers, who responded with tear gas.

After several minutes of “fighting”, the police managed to clear the road and push the students into the university gardens, but did not confront them directly with shields and batons.

Shortly before the clashes, the MEPs of La France Insoumise, Emma Fourreau and Anthony Smith, stayed at the end of the march.