French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris - Fox News

Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday.

Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.

Some 3,000 security forces deployed around Paris for a third weekend of protests against the pass that will be needed soon to enter restaurants and other places.

With virus infections spiking and hospitalizations rising, French lawmakers have passed a bill requiring the pass in most places as of Aug9

Polls show a majority of French support the pass, but some are adamantly opposed.

Protestors march waving French flags during a demonstration in Paris, France, Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Demonstrators gathered in several cities in France on Saturday to protest against the COVID-19 pass, which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues.

Across the Alps, thousands of anti-vaccine pass demonstrators marched in Italian cities including Rome, Milan and Naples for the second consecutive week.

For anti-vaccine pass demonstrators in France, "liberty" was the slogan of the day.

Some 14,250 people hostile to the pass protested in Paris, several thousand more than a week ago.

About 112,000 people have died of the virus in France since the start of the pandemic