Tourists in Paris gassed by police after being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests

A British family on holiday were tear gassed by French police when they accidentally got caught up in pro-Palestinian protests. Mother-of-one Radia Austin, 46, questioned whether Paris was a safe place to host the Olympics in July after her son Lawrence, eight, was left with acute eye problems. She said the schoolboy screamed in pain after police “indiscriminately” threw tear gas canisters into the crowd of protesters. Radia, Lawrence and her father Paul Austin, 45, were returning to their neighboring apartment when one of the cartridges landed at the child’s feet. And she says that although she asked the police for help, she was simply told to “wash her eyes.” Two weeks later, she says Lawrence is still suffering from shooting pain in his eyes and needs to see a specialist.