Around 2,000 demonstrators gathered on Place de la Republique in #France’s #Lille on Thursday to protest police brutality.
Riot police attempted to disperse the protesters and tear gas was fired.
Similar demonstrations took place in the capital Paris with around 20,000 people attending.
The protests have been sparked by the killing of #GeorgeFloyd in Minnesota on May 25.
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