IN PICTURES: Labour law protests in Paris turn ugly
The Local France - [email protected]
Published: 14 Jun, 2016 CET.
Updated: Tue 14 Jun 2016 15:44 CET
Tuesday saw tens of thousands of protesters in Paris marching against the new labour reforms. Here are some of the most shocking pictures from the day.
Protests turned violent in Paris once again as an estimated million people were expected to demonstrate against labour reforms nationwide.
Police said that "several hundred" masked demonstrators hurled objects at officers, clashes that left 26 people injured and 15 arrested. Twenty officers were among the injured.
Here are some of the most shocking images from the afternoon.
At least two people have been reported as seriously injured.
Bicycles are torched along the main roads of the demonstration.
Aïe le Starbucks. #manif14juin pic.twitter.com/lSxgVAxxUC
— Matthieu Petit (@matthewlittlemp) June 14, 2016
A police officer kicks away a smoke bomb.
#manif14juin #bddeport-royal pic.twitter.com/QgoFf3sup3
— Jonathan Duron (@DuronJonathan) June 14, 2016
Protesters photographed through a vandalized street sign.
A protester who has been injured in the melee.
Le canon à eau repousse les manifestants/casseurs #manif14juin pic.twitter.com/XXmwTfgCmp
— Marc Bettinelli (@MarcBettinelli) June 14, 2016
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Protests turned violent in Paris once again as an estimated million people were expected to demonstrate against labour reforms nationwide.
Police said that "several hundred" masked demonstrators hurled objects at officers, clashes that left 26 people injured and 15 arrested. Twenty officers were among the injured.
Here are some of the most shocking images from the afternoon.
At least two people have been reported as seriously injured. Bicycles are torched along the main roads of the demonstration. Aïe le Starbucks. #manif14juin pic.twitter.com/lSxgVAxxUC
— Matthieu Petit (@matthewlittlemp) June 14, 2016
A police officer kicks away a smoke bomb. #manif14juin #bddeport-royal pic.twitter.com/QgoFf3sup3
— Jonathan Duron (@DuronJonathan) June 14, 2016
Protesters photographed through a vandalized street sign. A protester who has been injured in the melee. Le canon à eau repousse les manifestants/casseurs #manif14juin pic.twitter.com/XXmwTfgCmp
— Marc Bettinelli (@MarcBettinelli) June 14, 2016
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