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From Yahoo News: Riot police forcibly cleared more than 400 young migrants from a Paris theatre on Tuesday, ending an occupation that had lasted about three months.
Some 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Gaîté Lyrique theatre in central Paris to protest the operation, attempting to block police from entering.
Authorities reported 46 arrests during the clashes, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said.
Nine people sustained minor injuries, including seven migrants, one police officer, and a journalist.
The report explains that the theatre venue initially welcomed the group of African migrants who claimed to be minors in early December, granting them free admission for an event on French refugee policy.
But then, the mob of migrants decided to just stay and take up residence in the space, refusing to leave, as they demanded stable housing from authorities.
The theatre has been unable to resume normal operations ever since.
After three months, Paris police finally moved in at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday and forced the mob out.
Between getting the mob out of the theater, and the supporting mob outside protesting against their removal, the place erupted into chaos.
French police evicted hundreds of migrants who had occupied a cultural center in Paris for over three months https://t.co/wMf3EbSySQ pic.twitter.com/yqXBy6ITCb
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 18, 2025
🚨🇫🇷FRENCH POLICE EVICT 400 MIGRANTS FROM PARIS THEATER AFTER 3-MONTH OCCUPATION—TEAR GAS USED, 46 ARRESTED
French police evicted over 400 migrants from Gaîté Lyrique Theater in Paris after a 3-month occupation demanding shelter.
The operation began at 6 a.m., with tear gas… https://t.co/5VM8zQzWd7 pic.twitter.com/MiI2bLcYjk
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 18, 2025
Paris police raid a theater occupied by 400 migrants since December, facing resistance from protesters
Tear gas and clashes erupt as authorities move to clear the site — a classic Perisian morning pic.twitter.com/JtHjNFrpN3
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2025
🇫🇷🚨 Clashes break out as police raid the Gaîté Lyrique theater in Paris to evict over 400 migrants who occupied the building for months.
The theater invited the migrants for one day, and they ended up occupying and shutting it down for months.pic.twitter.com/sLNxMA5vj2
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) March 18, 2025
🔴 Hundreds of migrants evicted from Paris theatre after three-month occupation pic.twitter.com/1KldqwJmag
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 18, 2025
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