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COPS in Paris deployed tear gas after a planned march is said to have turned ugly a day ahead of the crunch elections for France.

Masked protesters threw flares, stones and bottles at officers who are heavily present on the streets of Paris after a gunman killed a policeman and injured two others on Thursday.

Masked protesters threw flares, stones and bottles at officers in central Paris
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Masked protesters threw flares, stones and bottles at officers in central ParisCredit: Reuters
Masked demontrators hold a banner that reads "the night of barricades" as they take part in the protest march
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Masked demontrators hold a banner that reads "the night of barricades" as they take part in the protest marchCredit: Reuters
A demonstrator takes a rest at a bus stop during the protest march
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A demonstrator takes a rest at a bus stop during the protest marchCredit: Reuters
Riot police take position during a protest march on the eve of the first round in the French presidential election
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Riot police take position during a protest march on the eve of the first round in the French presidential electionCredit: Reuters

A mob of 200 people were said to have hijacked a peacefully rally organised by activists who had gathered at the Place de la Republique before marching.

People dressed in black got amongst the demo and launched the assault on police at the Place de la Bastille.

Elsewhere in the city, more than 100 wives and partners of police protested against attacks on officers following Thursday's attack.

And earlier today, panic erupted at Paris’s Gard du Nord train station after a man wielding a knife was arrested by armed cops.

Women protest during a rally organised by the "Angry Police Wives" in support of French policemen
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Women protest during a rally organised by the "Angry Police Wives" in support of French policemenCredit: Getty Images
A peaceful protest was hijacked by a mob of 200 people
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A peaceful protest was hijacked by a mob of 200 peopleCredit: Reuters
A protester is seen spraying graffiti in the city
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A protester is seen spraying graffiti in the cityCredit: Reuters

France is currently observing pre-election silence ahead of the first round of voting as crowds marched through the capitals streets rejecting the candidates policies.

This comes after Marine Le Pen's campaign co-ordinator claimed the country could break into civil war if terror attacks continue to batter France.

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ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday, after the killer got out of a car next to a parked police van and opened fire through the window before officers returned fire and shot him dead.

Traffic officer Jugele was yesterday named as the policeman killed in the shooting. A female foreign tourist was also wounded.

Police dressed in riot gear were seen in the city's streets
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Police dressed in riot gear were seen in the city's streetsCredit: Reuters
Marine Le Pen's campaign co-ordinator claimed the country could break into civil war if terror attacks continue
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Marine Le Pen's campaign co-ordinator claimed the country could break into civil war if terror attacks continueCredit: Reuters

Karim Cheurfi, 39, killed traffic cop Xavier Jugele, 37, and injured two more after opening fire with a Kalashnikov on the the Champs-Elysées.

He had been jailed for trying to kill two policemen and this year was found with knives and masks he claimed was for a carnival.

More to follow.

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