When officers arrived, they were attacked with projectiles and targeted with fireworks. At the height of the confrontation, police were facing off with a group of about 30 men, said the source. The planned demolition is part of an urban reconstruction programme, according to the mayor. In April last year, a nursery school in the Noe neighbourhood was set ablaze, prompting local authorities to raise concerns about the plight of Paris' needier suburbs. The highly qualified and managerial classes mainly occupy central Paris and its wealthy western suburbs.

Source: The Local November 03, 2019 16:18 UTC