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L2B Free Concert Halted at Les Halles After Crowd Surges, Leaving Four Officers Hurt and Eight Taken Into Custody

Police intervened because attendance far outstripped the 800-person plan.

Overview

  • The Préfecture de Police ordered the second part of the show canceled shortly before 19:00 and initiated dispersal at the Forum des Halles.
  • CRS units evacuated portions of the audience as repeated crowd movements developed near police lines.
  • The event was planned for 800 attendees, yet by 17:00 about 2,000 people were inside with additional crowds pressing at the entrances.
  • During dispersal, participants threw projectiles including glass bottles, officers used tear gas, and video shows a plainclothes policeman assaulted on the ground.
  • Authorities reported four police injuries, eight people taken into custody, a return to calm by 19:50, and a continued security presence on site.