LIVE. According to our sources, a police officer who was on duty during the 19th ‘Yellow Vests’ protest on Place de la République in Paris suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after 6 pm on Saturday. He was taken to hospital in a condition described as serious.
Members of the Paris Fire Brigade performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation for nearly forty minutes. The circumstances in which the police officer collapsed remain unknown to our editorial team.
Cardiac arrest at Place de la République. #Paris #Act19 @BBCWorld @BFMTV pic.twitter.com/tFGt3dwUAe
— Le Peigne (@GrandServal) 23 March 2019
#Alert #Urgent #Paris #Act19 demonstration #yellowvests A police officer has suffered a cardiac arrest at Place de la République. Members of the BSPP, police officers and paramedics are taking turns to perform CPR on the victim. pic.twitter.com/DajYicnTvq
— LINE PRESS (@LinePress) 23 March 2019
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