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Added on the 12/12/2020 17:02:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Anti-Macky Sall demonstrators are pushed back by police officers on the outskirts of the Place de la Bourse in Paris, where an international summit for a "new global finance pact" is being held, in which the Senegalese President is taking part. IMAGES
Riot police push back a group of protesters at a Pride march in Belgrade. Organisers of EuroPride, a pan-European event taking place this year in the Serbian capital, are determined to hold it despite a ban by authorities for security reasons. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators take to the snowy Paris streets to protest against a controversial security bill that would limit filming of the police. Critics say it will make it harder for journalists and citizens to document cases of police brutality. IMAGES
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
French security forces disperse protesters who rallied against a security bill that would place limits on filming police officers. Some members of the security forces removed their helmets in front of protesters at the end of the demonstration, eliciting applause from the crowd. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).