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Police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against pension reform in central Paris. 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
Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities in the latest round of strikes and demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension reforms.
Tens of thousands marched in the cities of Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and elsewhere, as well as in Paris against the pension bill that would raise the minimum retirement from 62 to 64. Protesters in the French capital, many of whom were young, marched peacefully from the Opera area carrying placards reading “Save Your Pension” and “Tax Billionaires, Not Grandmas.” FRANCE 24's journalist Liza Kaminov reports from Strasbourg Saint-Denis, in the walkout.
Paris police fire tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies. IMAGES
French police aim a water cannon at protesters dressed in black in the city of Rennes as President Emmanuel Macron signs a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Police were targeted with fireworks and threw tear gas canisters toward protesters. IMAGES
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