Police clear France's largest squat ahead of Paris Olympics
France, April 17 -- France's largest squat, which housed up to 450 mostly legal immigrants, was on Wednesday evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris- 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games.
The operation to evict people from a disused factory in Vitry-sur-Seine reportedly took place without incident, with some occupants already having left the premises in anticipation of the arrival of police.
Some 250 officers were mobilised according to the Val-de-Marne prefecture. Shelters were planned for those evicted, both in the Ile-de-France area surrounding Paris and other regions, such as Bordeaux.
Carrying their belongings, the 300 or so remaining occupants - men, women and children- left the premises shortly after 8am.
Some had been living...
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