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| Tear gas fired during May Day demonstrations in Paris, scores detained (WATCH LIVE) | |
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| Demonstrators marching in Paris to mark International Workers' Day have been met with tear gas, images from the French capital show, with reports of over 80 people detained. | |
| The procession was scheduled to start at 2:30pm local time but clashes have already erupted between riot police and protesters who have turned out in their thousands. | The procession was scheduled to start at 2:30pm local time but clashes have already erupted between riot police and protesters who have turned out in their thousands. |
| By 1:30pm, some 88 protestors had been arrested and more than 3,700 “preventive checks” carried out by police, according to French reports. | By 1:30pm, some 88 protestors had been arrested and more than 3,700 “preventive checks” carried out by police, according to French reports. |
| Journalists at the scene reported seeing protesters throwing projectiles at police, who continued to charge the crowd and fire gas canisters. | |
| Demonstrators including Yellow Vest protesters, labor unions, pensioners, and students are marching through the streets of Paris to celebrate International Workers’ Day. Each year, May 1 is marked by large demonstrations of workers and labor activists who organize marches to campaign for improved working conditions and other social issues. |