2023-05-01 21:12:00
KYIV. May 1. UNN. At least 108 police officers were injured and 291 people were detained across France in violence that erupted during May Day protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the interior minister said. UNN citing AFP.
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The marches were organized by local trade unions in honor of Labor Day and later turned into protests against the French government and President Emmanuel Macron.
In Paris, where the marches began peacefully, the situation quickly escalated after clashes broke out between some protesters and police in the city’s 11th arrondissement.
Meanwhile, the police used tear gas against the rioters, who started shooting fireworks and throwing incendiary bottles and cans at the police.
In Lyon, several cars were set on fire and the windows of several businesses were broken.
In the city of Nantes in western France, protesters collected garbage cans and set them on fire, smashed shop windows, and police fired tear gas in response.
In the city of Marseille, a group of more than a hundred people briefly took over a luxury hotel near the old port, only to be evicted by police.
The interior ministry put the total number of demonstrators at 782,000, including 112,000 in the capital, Paris, but the CGT union said the figure was three times higher: 500,000 in Paris and 2.3 million across the country.
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— Jules Ravel (@JulesRavel1) May 1, 2023
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— Jules Ravel (@JulesRavel1) May 1, 2023
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