Police use tear gas in Paris demo against police 'brutality'

French police fired tear gas in clashes with hooded demonstrators in Paris today as thousands marched against "police brutality" after the alleged rape of a black youth with a police baton.

The February attack on the man, identified only as a 22-year-old named Theo, cast a spotlight on rough policing methods in France and triggered riots in the gritty suburbs surrounding Paris.

Theo sustained severe anal and rectal injuries, as well as wounds to his head and face, during a stop-and-search operation in the Seine-Saint-Denis region northeast of Paris.

He said one of the officers assaulted him with a baton, which led to rape charges against him. Four officers have been suspended pending an investigation.

The Paris protesters chanted "no justice, no peace", "police everywhere, justice nowhere" or "emergency, emergency, police are killing with impunity".

Police in riot gear used tear gas against some of the masked protesters who hurled back the canisters,

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