“So far there have been many, many arrests here,” Dougie explained, adding: “Many people have been taken out injured”.
“This is going to get quite violent in the next few hours here. There are fireworks, bricks and bottles now coming in at the police on their line.”
As he spoke, French officers applied gas masks and launched another tear gas canister towards the violent protestors.
Rioters fled in all directions as Dougie and his cameraman made for cover, while thick smoke spread through the rain-swept French streets as authorities detained hundreds of people.
“I can tell you the air is absolutely thick. This is really choking us and getting in our eyes,” Dougie told viewers.
“We will be leaving this area very, very shortly.”
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