French police teargas orchestra at Paris protest; musicians decry targeting

French riot police fired teargas at a peaceful gathering in Place de la République, directly targeting musicians of the New World Orchestra who continued playing during the dispersal. The incident marks an escalation in police tactics against demonstrators in Paris, raising concerns about civil liberties and the right to peaceful assembly. The orchestra's conductor claims his musicians were deliberately targeted, a charge police have not yet addressed.

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