Over 200 people were arrested earlier today in Paris when protesters on hand for the COP21 global warming talks turned violent and trashed a memorial at the Place de la Republique for the victims of the terror attacks earlier this month.

Disgusting:

This is what the climate change protesters have done to the memorial to those murdered last week #Paris. pic.twitter.com/MFGkjWRQfT — Geeza (@Geezajay2013) November 29, 2015

Violent clash in Paris lands 200 in custody on eve of climate talks https://t.co/xqkX9hORKe pic.twitter.com/Yh2x3Le20B — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) November 29, 2015

The protesters reportedly started throwing objects at the police, including candles from the memorial:

Paris Attacks Memorial Candles Hurled At Police As Climate Protest Turns Violent https://t.co/nW5FVSWuG4 — Terryo Today Europe (@TerryoTodayEuro) November 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/rennmax/status/670995475043131393

Paris:pro-environment protesters snatch candles & flowers in memory of #Parisattacks victims to throw them to Police https://t.co/B6lXYQCLAi — Eric (@erikowicz) November 29, 2015

President Hollande called that protesters “scandalous” and said “these disruptive elements have nothing to do with defenders of the environment”:

France had actually banned protests in the wake of this months terror attacks, but the climate jerks don’t seem to care much about that:

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