Tear gas was used on Black Lives Matter protesters in Paris. In London, counter-demonstrators threw smoke bombs at police
In Paris, police fired tear gas at protests against police violence in Place de la République, where about 20,000 people gathered. The protesters were going to proceed from there to the Grand Opera, but the exits were blocked. Before the rally began, counter-protesters hung a poster reading "Justice for the Victims of Anti-White Racism" from the roof, which was soon removed and torn up, reports Le Monde .