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- 1Prosecutor confirms plainclothes officer threw tear gas grenade at protesters●L'homme interpellé par l'eurodéputé LFI Anthony Smith jetant une grenade lacrymogène sur les manifestants était bien un
The man caught on camera by LFI MEP Anthony Smith throwing a tear gas grenade at protesters was indeed a BAC police officer, the prosecutor has confirmed. The magistrate said the officer acted within 'a legal framework' and dismissed the incident as 'no issue'. The assurance is unlikely to settle the controversy, with critics questioning whether such police conduct towards demonstrators should be considered acceptable.