Riots break out in Paris as youth protest against pension reform

Sunday, 22 January 2023 02:28 [ Last Update: Sunday, 22 January 2023 02:28 ]

Riots have erupted at a demonstration held by activists of France’s youth movements and political parties protesting against the pension reform, News reports said on Saturday.

Iran Press/ Europe: During the rally, the rioters smashed a shop window of a bank and an ATM machine, and set a bin on fire.

The BFM television channel reported citing the Prefecture de Police in Paris that three individuals had been apprehended and banned objects were seized from them.

Saturday’s rally is a follow-up to the unions’ rally on Thursday when more than one million people took to the streets, according to the French Interior Ministry. About 80,000 people took part in the rally in Paris then, and sporadic clashes with the police led to 38 arrests.

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