Violence, chaos and fear on the streets of France: Conflicts are not abating VIDEO
Clashes broke out in Paris next to a Left Bank pub favored by French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported.
The awning of the Caf de la Rotonde was briefly set on fire.
There, the protesters threw stones, bottles and paint at the police. The cafe is well known in France as Macron hosted a celebratory dinner there after leading the first round of the 2017 presidential election.
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The police used tear gas twice at a protest in Lyon and once in Nantes, reports BFMTV reporters.
Operation "Dead City"
Protesters block major highways, universities, high schools, industrial areas, etc., as protests against Macron's pension reforms continue in France.
This is Lyon, France.pic.twitter.com/0V521MQD7O— Hassan Mafi (@thatdayin1992) April 6, 2023
Protests in other cities across France were largely peaceful.
The conversation between French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and the unions lasted for an hour yesterday and did not bring the desired solution.
The unions stated that the only way out of the crisis is to withdraw the law, which the president of the French government firmly rejected.
"There is no other solution than withdrawing the reform," said the leader of the CGT trade union, Sophie Binet, at the beginning of the protest in Paris.
Laurent Berger, the leader of the country's largest trade union CFDT has called on as many workers as possible to join the marches across France,...
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