2024-05-02 19:11:25
(ANSA) – PARIS, 01 MAY – Seven policemen were injured and then hospitalized under yellow code following the explosion of a homemade bomb that was thrown at them during the demonstration on 1 May in Paris. Sources from the Paris prefecture told BFM TV. The events occurred around 4pm when the procession from République to Nation was in full swing, in which – according to the CGT union – 50,000 people participated but according to the police count 18,000. Some tensions, with scuffles and police charges, were recorded immediately after the start of the demonstration, which saw around thirty people arrested. There are many Palestinian flags and slogans against Israel, and there is a large group of protesters against the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will begin on July 26. The latter also set fire to a reproduction of the 5 rings, symbol of the Olympics. The union speaks of over 200,000 demonstrators across the country, but the mobilization was much lower than last year, when there was a full battle against the pension reform (over 2 million according to the union). In Marseille there were 3,000 demonstrators for the police (8,000 for the union), in Rennes just over a thousand, in Nantes 3,500, in Lyon – where there were accidents and over 20 arrests – 6,500. (HANDLE).
2024-05-02 19:11:25