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Shocking footage has emerged showing a passerby being knocked out by a protester in a seemingly unprovoked attack.

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The video shows a group of Catholic fundamentalists protesting the demolition of Saint Rita’s Church in Paris, France.

At first sight everything appears peaceful as the group pray in the street but then a man walks up behind them to watch.

The attack happened during a protest against the demolition of Saint Rita’s Church in Paris, France.

One of the protesters spots him, jumps to his feet and punches the man in the face.


The victim can be seen falling to the ground as the protester repeatedly punches him.

The seemingly unprovoked attack allegedly occurred after the victim had been disrupting the group by playing loud music on his mobile phone.



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The man is knocked out by one of the protesters.

The person who filmed the attack posted the video on YouTube where they said the man was ‘chastised for his rudeness’ by a ‘soldier of Christ’.

It is not clear whether the man suffer any serious injuries and no arrests have been made.

The incident happened just hours after the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, who was knifed to death in his church in Normandy as he carried out Mass.

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