Riot Police Escort First Marchers Through Rain-Soaked Paris

Paris, France – Riot police walked with the first columns of protesters as a demonstration got underway on the rain-soaked streets of Paris.

Footage released by the Paris Police Prefecture on Tuesday, November 10, shows officers in helmets and protective gear moving along a wet avenue lined with autumn trees, as marchers with banners and umbrellas follow behind. The prefecture blurred the faces of people in the video.

"The first protesters are marching through the streets of the capital," the prefecture wrote. It said police, gendarmes and emergency services had been deployed to keep everyone safe and allow the right to protest to be exercised.