PARIS, Feb 12 — Thousands of people drove towards Paris on Friday in convoys from across France, with many hoping to blockade the capital to protest Covid vaccination rules and other restrictions despite police warnings to back off.
“People need to see us, and to listen to the people who just want to live a normal and free life,” said Lisa, a 62-year-old retired health worker who joined a convoy of more than 1,000 vehicles leaving Chateaubourg in the western Brittany region early Friday. “This fatigue also leads to anger. I understand it and I respect it. But I call for the utmost calm,” he told theThe yellow vests often clashed with police, but Lisa said she hoped the protests on Friday would go off peacefully. “It would really annoy me if things got out of hand,” she told AFP.
Paris police banned the gathering because of feared “public order disturbances” and said protesters who tried to block roads would face fines or arrest.An administrative court was, however, to rule on the legality of the police ban later on Friday. “It’s important that we don’t interfere with other people on the roads,” said one activist, Robin, on his way from Illkirch-Graffenstaden in the eastern Alsace region. “That way we’ll keep the population on our side, like they did in Canada.”Many demonstrators are planning to stay in Paris overnight, and then join one of the regular Saturday protests against the government’s vaccine pass.
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