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Added on the 13/04/2023 16:14:32 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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
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
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
"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
Police and protesters face off in the western French city of Rennes, as a march against pension reform gives way to skirmishes. Police disperse the crowd with tear gas and a water cannon, on the sidelines of the demonstration. IMAGES
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