• Video taken in Toulouse shows man in wheelchair being sprayed in the eyes
• Disabled man was reportedly asking for his glasses before the pepper spray
• It comes as violence erupted on streets of France on the 16th weekend in a row

Sophie Law – Mail Online Updated March 4, 2019

Shocking footage of French police firing pepper spray in the eyes of a man in a wheelchair has emerged as gilet jaunes protests continue across the country.

A video taken during demonstrations in Toulouse on Saturday shows the disabled man approaching a riot officer before being sprayed in the face at close range.

The Yellow Vest protester was pleading to have his glasses returned from the officer who tries to walk away from him, according to witnesses.

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The police officer then turns around and shoots the pepper spray in his face, causing the man cover his eyes and rock back and forth in agony.

A shocking photo of the man with weeping red eyes emerged shortly after the attack. 

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