Image copyright AFP Image caption The protests on Thursday were the latest in a series against alleged police brutalityPolice have fired tear gas at Paris students who blockaded 16 high schools in protest against the alleged police rape of a young black man.
Image copyright AFP Image caption Plain-clothed policemen arrested a small number of protestersImage copyright AFP Image caption Police fired tear gas and charged at the demonstrators with batonsImage copyright EPA Image caption School entrances across Paris were barricadedThe protesters gathered outside schools in Paris to prevent students and teachers from entering, using rubbish bins and other objects to barricade the entrances.
The demonstrations are the latest to be held in the capital over the alleged rape and other reported police abuses.
The victim, known publicly only as Theo, reported being beaten up by officers and raped with a truncheon after being stopped on 2 February.
He said he left home in north-west Paris and found himself in the middle of a police identity check targeting drug dealers.
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