03:20France: Riots amid pension protests in Paris continue
Riots took place in Paris amid ongoing clashes and protests against the French government’s pension reform, on Saturday.
Footage features protesters rallying on streets, overturning trash bins, running away from tear gas and blocking a police vehicle by a wheelbarrow.
Riot police could also be seen chasing protesters, clashing with them and arresting them. Firefighters were later witnessed attempting to extinguish fires on streets.
The country’s capital experienced another night of clashes between protesters and police as thousands flocked to the streets throughout the country and workers went on strike to rally against the decision of the government to increase the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.
The clashes broke out only a few hours following the presentation of a motion of no-confidence in the National Assembly by Liot, a centrist group, along with NUPES (New Ecological and Social Popular Union), a far-left alliance that co-signed the proposal.
After the previous night's demonstrations led to reportedly 61 arrests, rallies were prohibited on Paris's central Place de la Concorde, the heart of the French capital, and nearby Champ-Elysees by municipal authorities on Saturday night. On Saturday night, there were reportedly 81 arrests.
In the past few months, there have been frequent protests and strikes against the bill, and it is anticipated that these demonstrations would escalate in response to the utilisation of executive authority.
03:20Riots took place in Paris amid ongoing clashes and protests against the French government’s pension reform, on Saturday.
Footage features protesters rallying on streets, overturning trash bins, running away from tear gas and blocking a police vehicle by a wheelbarrow.
Riot police could also be seen chasing protesters, clashing with them and arresting them. Firefighters were later witnessed attempting to extinguish fires on streets.
The country’s capital experienced another night of clashes between protesters and police as thousands flocked to the streets throughout the country and workers went on strike to rally against the decision of the government to increase the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.
The clashes broke out only a few hours following the presentation of a motion of no-confidence in the National Assembly by Liot, a centrist group, along with NUPES (New Ecological and Social Popular Union), a far-left alliance that co-signed the proposal.
After the previous night's demonstrations led to reportedly 61 arrests, rallies were prohibited on Paris's central Place de la Concorde, the heart of the French capital, and nearby Champ-Elysees by municipal authorities on Saturday night. On Saturday night, there were reportedly 81 arrests.
In the past few months, there have been frequent protests and strikes against the bill, and it is anticipated that these demonstrations would escalate in response to the utilisation of executive authority.