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Paris Skirmishes Ahead Of Climate Summit

Police say around 100 people have been detained in skirmishes ahead of the Paris climate summit amid tight security following the recent terror attacks.

Around 200 protesters, some wearing masks, clashed with riot police at the Place de la Republique in the centre of the French capital.

There were chants of "State of emergency, police state", in reference to the state of emergency rules enforced following the massacre by Islamic State extremists on 13 November, in which 130 people were killed.

A planned march in the run up to the UN climate change conference had been banned by police, while some 24 green activists were placed under house arrest as they were suspected of planning violent protests.

Around 120,000 police and army personnel have been deployed on the streets of Paris amid unprecedented security as world leaders arrive for the conference on Monday.

Some 15,600 police officers will be on duty at all times in the Ile-de-France district of the capital, where the summit is being held.

French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said: "We will be taking a zero tolerance approach to any violent activists who want to try to attack public order.

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"With this heightened threat that our country faces, all resources are available to provide maximum security for the conference and the area around it."

Many roads in the French capital were to be closed from Sunday evening as central Paris effectively goes into a security lockdown.

Two suspects from the Paris attacks remain at large.

Salah Abdeslam reportedly escaped across the Belgian border a few hours after the atrocities. His suspected accomplice, Mohamed Abrini, is also on the run.