Burning of containers, police charges and destruction of street furniture occurred today in protests like those of Bordeaux and Paris summoned against he Government French, who they accuse of authoritarianism for having approved on Thursday the unpopular pension reform by decree.
Before the prohibition government of manifest in the square of the Concordin which the protests of the last two nights resulted in hundreds of arrests and numerous damages, thousands of people moved to the Place d’Italie, in the south of Paris.
FRANCE – Macron has banned the right to protest in Paris. The students have arrived to support the people.
Because in the end. Whether King Macron likes it or not…The people will decide 🔥
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There they mixed militants unions and left-wing parties with protesters outside of any organization, evoking the revolt of the “Yellow Vests” of 2018.
Almost two hours after the start of the march, there was container burning and lifting of caskyou givewhich provoked charges from the police, who used tear gas in response to the launch of projectiles.
Until now, the authorities have not disclosed any balance, neither detainees nor injured.
Meanwhile, several cities in the south of France also registered tense street mobilizations. In Bordeaux, it burned garbage containers in a central street of the city, a fire quickly put out.
FRANCE — Trash fires and high tensions on the Cours Victor Hugo Road in the city of Bordeaux.
French citizens around the country are protesting Macron’s pension age reform. pic.twitter.com/0NkUcATPQU
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the surge of reply against the government of French President Emmanuel Macron, extended today practically throughout the country, even in medium and small cities.
The demonstrations HE united to partial stoppages in trains, refineries, the gas sector and garbage collection, among others.
Reference-aristeguinoticias.com