Geneva Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-Palestinian Protestors

2025-10-08 04:14:51

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Geneva police used tear gas to remove pro-Palestinian demonstrators trying to enter the train station on Tuesday evening. The protesters were among hundreds of people who followed an authorised demonstration with an impromptu procession. This content was published on October 8, 2025 - 09:12 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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By early evening, the demonstration had reached a peak of 800 people in the city centre, police spokeswoman Léna Keller told Keystone-ATS news agency, confirming a report in the newspaper Le Temps.“This demonstration was disbanded as planned by the organisers” after about an hour, she said.

But between 1,000 and 2,000 people then formed a new impromptu rally, this one unauthorised. Two sit-ins followed. Between 600 and 700 people then joined a procession converging on the Geneva Cornavin train station.

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