: The stadium conditions were inhumane, with almost no food, water, or sanitation and extreme heat due to a sealed glass roof.
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: About 7,000 of those arrested—including over 4,000 children —were held for five days at the Vélodrome d'Hiver , an indoor cycling stadium near the Eiffel Tower. : The stadium conditions were inhumane, with almost