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Added on the 02/06/2020 10:42:52 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters in the northern French city of Lille join a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets around the world. IMAGES
Farmers on tractors block the A1 motorway near Lille to keep up the pressure on the government as it prepares its response to the profession's anger. IMAGES
French anti-riot police deploy in northern France as tension mount over the fatal shooting of a teen in a Paris suburb. France on Thursday charged a policeman with homicide over the fatal shooting of a teen that has left authorities scrambling to contain an escalating crisis and prevent new protest violence. IMAGES
Images of shelling over Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, taken from Lysychans’k. A French journalist was killed today during a Russian bombardment that struck a vehicle evacuating citizens near Severodonetsk, which has been pounded by advancing Russian troops in recent weeks. IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential election in the polling station set up in Lille City Hall in the middle of the afternoon. IMAGES