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Added on the 29/03/2021 20:29:07 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A classical music concert is held in front of the Odéon theatre in Paris, which has been occupied for several weeks by artists, musicians and many temporary or short-contract workers who depend on culture for their living and are unable to work due to the current health crisis. IMAGES
Paris (France), March 11 (EFE), (Camera: Antonio Torres del Cerro).- "We will stay as long as necessary," say the occupants of the iconic Parisian Odeón Theatre, which has started a wave of protests by theatre workers across France.For a week, about 50 people have spent the night at the Odeon to protest against the coronavirus restrictions that have forced the sector to close. FOOTAGE OF THE ODEÓN THEATRE IN PARIS. SOUNDBITES OF PHILIPPE GAUTIER, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SNAM-CGT UNION: "We will stay as long as it takes. We have received support across France, several theatres in the country have been occupied, we have received support from political figures... We will be here until victory."
In Paris, a few dozen professionals from the cultural sector enter the Odeon theatre, which they intend to "occupy all night long" in protest against Covid closures. IMAGES
A tense confrontation between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and around fifty pro-Israeli demonstrators broke out in front of the Sciences Po Paris campus, as a pro-Palestinian mobilisation had been disrupting the smooth running of the school for two days. IMAGES
Helicopters and emergency service vehicles have rushed to Crocus City Hall after gunmen opened fire on a rock concert at the suburban Moscow theatre which was then set ablaze, killing an estimated 40 people and wounding at least 100 more, according to Russia's FSB. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. IMAGES
An emergency services helicopter lands at a Moscow hospital after a deadly shooting at a suburban theatre killed an estimated 40 people an injured at least 100 more, according to Russia's FSB. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms opened fire on a rock concert and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, setting off an inferno in the Crocus City Hall, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene. IMAGES