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Published on: 07/11/2026 - 10:18 Modified on: 07/11/2026 - 10:27

Between 500,000 and 1.6 million people demonstrated yesterday across France. Processions sometimes dispersed by the police using tear gas. A gas which causes, for a few minutes, burning sensations around the eyes and irritation of the respiratory tract and the skin. But since the start of the high school mobilization, demonstrators and politicians have been questioning the consequences of tear gas on our health. Decryption with Julia Rougié

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