It has been reported that teargas canisters were thrown at protesters who set fire to police barricades in Paris.
People took to the streets
Protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension age reforms are intensifying by the day. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest as anti-government marches have spread across about 50 villages and towns.
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Rioters set fire to barricades east of Paris. After this, the riot police used batons. Shop windows were damaged in many areas and street furniture was smashed.
The police said that a group dressed in black was involved in the riots. Not only that, the police have also identified radical leftist activists as being involved in violence.
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Interior Minister Gerald Thurman has announced that 13,000 police have been deployed against thugs who have unleashed riots on the streets of France.
The accused police
The police have alleged that the riots broke out only after the farmers and university students took part in these demonstrations. After Macron’s government raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, France has become an all-out battleground.
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In the last week alone, 447 arrests have been made for rioting. 441 policemen escaped with injuries. It is noteworthy that the British King Charles, who was to make an official visit to France, has postponed his visit.
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