Tens of thousands of people have taken part in rallies around the world on Sunday, calling on leaders to halt climate change on the eve of a major conference in Paris. The nearly two-week conference comes amid a state of emergency in France imposed after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that bans marches so many of the rallies are taking place outside the country.
But violence quickly erupted between French riot police and a group of several hundred at a major square that was the site of a peaceful demonstration earlier. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing projectiles. Here are some of the rallies that took place on Sunday.
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PARIS
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Paris and formed a human chain along the route of a long-planned protest march that was banned by France’s Socialist government in a security crackdown following the Paris attacks that killed 130 people.