Paris train station evacuated due to fire

By Jean-Philippe Lefief and Geert de Clercq
Updated February 29 2020 - 6:18am, first published 4:49am
Firefighters in Paris have put out a blaze started by protesters.
Firefighters in Paris have put out a blaze started by protesters.

Police have evacuated the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris after people started fires nearby in protest against a planned concert by a singer from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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