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Paris Climate Protests Turn Violent at Site of Memorials

Violence quickly erupted between French riot police and a group of several hundred at a major square that was the site of a peaceful demonstration earlier.
Image: Demonstrators clash with CRS riot policemen near the Place de la Republique after the cancellation of a planned climate march  ahead of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris
Demonstrators clash with CRS riot policemen near the Place de la Republique after the cancellation of a planned climate march following shootings in the French capital, ahead of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21), in Paris, France, November 29, 2015. REUTERS/Eric GaillardERIC GAILLARD / Reuters