French police fired tear gas at an anti-far right demonstration in the city of Lyon on Sunday against the National Rally (RN), ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament.
A total of 10,000 people joined the protest on Sunday according to police, while unions put the figure at 15,000.
Video posted on social media showed tear gas smoke billowing in the street as a line of police officers and protesters stood in a street.
Reuters was able to independently verify the location with the road layout, buildings and business signs matched the street view imagery. Reuters was able to independently verify the date with the original file metadata from the source.
Sunday’s protest in Lyon comes after tens of thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far right.
A first series of opinion polls have projected that the RN could win the election and be in a position to form the next government. -Report from Reuters

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