Hundreds defy a ban to march in central Paris against policeviolence

Police dispersed the crowd from Paris's huge Place de la Republique this Saturday. Others were seen marching peacefully near the square, largely outnumbered by police forces.

The Paris police department said in a decision published on its website that it had banned the planned demonstration because a "context of tensions".

Ten days ago, riots were sparked by the killing of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager in