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Added on the 07/02/2023 16:30:09 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Demonstrators run away from tear gas fired by police at Place de la République in Paris, on the sidelines of a rally against the French government's plan to reform the pension system. IMAGES
Police use tear gas to disperse rioters during a demonstration against pension reform in Paris. The clashes broke out near Place de la Republique in the city centre. Although the Paris march began peacefully, black-clad protesters later set fire to a storage trailer and broke storefront windows, prompting police to fire tear gas to try to halt the vandalism. (COMPLETES VID1MU0NL_EN) IMAGES
"Everyone hates the police!" In Paris, demonstrators against pension reform brandish smoke bombs and the police retaliate with tear gas to disperse protesters at the end of the march. IMAGES
Clashes break out at the pension reform protest in Paris, as protesters and police face off in a cloud of tear gas near Place Vauban. IMAGES
Several thousand demonstrators, including railway workers, teachers and lawyers, took to the streets of Paris to march against pension reform. The government wants to fuse France's 42 different retirement schemes into a single points-based system but opponents fear a drastic decline in pension levels. IMAGES