More clashes as protests turn violent across France
TheLocal.fr
17 May 2016
Police reacted with tear gas and water cannons as peaceful protests organized by students and unions turned violent, with clashes in Paris and Nantes in particular.
Labour unions and students had organized marches across France to demand the withdrawal of Hollande’s controversial labour reforms.
The violent clashes were particularly bad in Nantes, western France, where several broke out around midday when hundreds of young people began throwing objects including glass bottles at police officers.
Unions said up to 10,000 people attended the protests in Nantes, and 3,500 according to police reports.
The march began at 11am, with young protesters holding banners reading “we aren’t violent, we are angry” and “withdraw the labour reforms”, but was disrupted by masked radicals.
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