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Prison officers use bins to block access to the Fleury-Merogis prison near Paris following Tuesday's ambush on a prison van in Normandy, which left two prison officers dead. IMAGES
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Turkish police have sealed off Istanbul's central Taksim Square to prevent any May Day protests, with scuffles breaking out in the nearby Besiktas district after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned unions to stay away from any provocative steps. The stepped-up security measures come a day after Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had designated 40 areas for May Day celebrations with the exception of the emblematic Taksim Square. IMAGES
Chilean police use water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Santiago, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
The Paris procession of the May Day demonstration arrives at Place de la Nation. Police forces try to disperse the crowd of demonstrators with tear gas and charges. IMAGES
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