Violence erupted as French far-right TV personality Eric Zemmour held his first campaign rally on Sunday near Paris, a few days after he formally declared his candidacy for April’s presidential election.
An anti-racism group released a video on Twitter showing its members, dressed in black with "No to racism" on their sweaters, beaten up by people at the rally and brutally taken out of the room.
At least two people were bleeding, AFP news agency reported.
The scuffles continued outside the room between anti-racism activists and security guards, AP reported.
"In a few seconds chairs were thrown, activists put to the ground and beaten up. They ended up with open wounds -- for at least two of them -- while others took blows. In France, in 2021,
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