Paris riot police fired tear gas Tuesday as scattered protesters threw projectiles and set fires during an unauthorized demonstration against police violence and racial injustice.

Several thousand people had previously rallied peacefully for two hours around the main Paris courthouse in homage to Adama Traore, a French black man who died in police custody.

The demonstration turned into a rally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and against the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, which sparked unrest across the United States.

Police had banned the protest because of virus restrictions that forbid any gathering of more than 10 people.

As the demonstration wound down, police fired tear gas and protesters could be seen throwing projectiles.

Two small fires broke out, and green and gray barriers surrounding a construction site were knocked over.

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