Violence hits France as anger mounts over Macron’s pension changes FMTNews FMTWorld
Clashes ensued in Paris as riot police drove back anarchists with tear gas and stun grenades.
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said 149 police officers were injured and 172 people were arrested across the country. Dozens of protesters were also injured, including a woman who lost a thumb in the Normandy town of Rouen. Labour unions fear protests could turn more violent if the government does not heed mounting popular anger over pension curbs.
Slogans and banners took aim at the president, who avoided reporters as he arrived in Brussels for a European Union leaders summit. Protests also targeted oil depots and blocked a liquefied natural gas terminal in the northern city of Dunkirk. Rolling strikes at oil depots and refineries have led to major petrol shortages in the southeast and west of France.
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