According to Radio New Zealand (RNZ), police blasted out music through loudspeakers at eardrums damaging volumes.
They were trying to drive off protesters. In an unusual tactic, the protesters were treated to Barry Manilow, James Blunt, and the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río.
The protesters responded with jeers. And began to play the 1984 song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by American band Twisted Sister. And it was Canadian truckers who first adopted the song as an anthem.
Paris, France
French authorities tried to intercept vehicles entering the city for protests. And at least 500 automobiles were turned away.
Despite the French ban on Freedom Convoys 2022, some protestors converged on Champs-Elysees in the center of the capital. And attempted to block and disrupt block traffic.
French police began removing demonstrators and towing away trucks and cars. Paris police used tear gas to disperse them. And 14 people were detained.
