Police fired tear gas at Paris students

Police have fired tear gas at Paris students who blockaded
 16 high schools in protest against the alleged police rape
 of a young black man.

The demonstrations are the latest to be held in the 
capital over the alleged rape and other reported police 
abuses.

The victim, known publicly only as Theo, reported being beaten up by officers and raped with a truncheon after 
being stopped on 2 February.

Four police officers have been suspended pending an inquiry.

The demonstrators set fire to bins after starting their protest at the Place de la Nation.

The protesters gathered outside schools in Paris to
 prevent students and teachers from entering, using rubbish bins and other objects to barricade the entrances.

There were no reports of serious injuries, despite pictures 
on social media of clashes between police and protesters on the fringes of the Place de la Nation rally.

Police said they carried out only a handful of arrests.
Police said the protests were unlawful because no prior
permission had been granted, according to local media.

Protests are also reported by French media to have taken place in Montpelier.

Earlier this month, Theo described his trauma at the hands
 of police . He said he left home in north-west Paris and 
found himself in the middle of a police identity check 
targeting drug dealers.

He said he was then raped with a truncheon, as well as
 racially abused, spat at and beaten around his genitals.