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France's largest squat - which has housed up to 450 migrants, most of them legal migrants according to associations - is being evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris, 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games. IMAGES
Several hundred people begin a peaceful demonstration in Paris to demand the regularisation of undocumented migrants, displaying "anti-racism and solidarity" stickers on International Migrants Day. IMAGES
Police officers cordon off a street in the Jardin d'Eole area in the north of Paris, a focal point for crack cocaine users and dealers, after users were evacuated earlier in the morning. IMAGES
Le Bourget (France), Aug 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson / Marta Garde) One day after Leo Messi officially said goodbye to Barcelona, ??and among strong rumours about his imminent arrival at PSG, fans of the French capital's team are looking forward to the Argentine star: "He is a god, a legend," they say at Le Bourget airport.FOOTAGE OF LE BOURGET AIRPORT AND SOUNDBITES OF FRENCH FANS.MEHMBT:- Messi is a super, super good player. He is a legend.- Today I came at two in the morning with my brother because I am a fan of Leo Messi.- I slept in the car to wait for Leo Messi.ERWAN:- We receive him the way he deserves, he is a great player.- He has experience in the Champions League and we want it, so I think it is necessary at a tactical, strategic level, to be with us, because he knows how to manage the pressure in the Champions League.- I carry Paris in my heart.MOHAMED:- In a week everything has accelerated and it's crazy. I can not believe it.- Seeing the evolution of PSG from 2006 to now is crazy and we can only say thank you.- Saying that we are going to have Messi in our team is a dream.HUGO:- He is a legend and we are all eager to see him. I can't say anything else right now.- Does PSG really need him? It's Messi, there is no club that doesn't need him.- With Messi, Neymar, Mbappé, Di María, Marquinhos, Verratti and I could mention the whole team, we are forced to dream.
Police disperse protesters near Place de la République in Paris after an illegal demonstration. Several thousand undocumented migrants and supporters took part in a 'solidarity march' despite a ban by the police prefecture, to call for the "regularisation" of undocumented migrants who, according to them, have "suffered the most from the health crisis". IMAGES
Police set up a cordon around the Iranian consulate in Paris, where they are carrying out an operation after reports of a person entering the building with an explosive device. IMAGES