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Added on the 05/12/2019 18:21:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Demonstrators run away from tear gas fired by police at Place de la République in Paris, on the sidelines of a rally against the French government's plan to reform the pension system. IMAGES
French police aim a water cannon at protesters dressed in black in the city of Rennes as President Emmanuel Macron signs a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Police were targeted with fireworks and threw tear gas canisters toward protesters. IMAGES
Fire burns the doors of a police station and the former Convent of the Jacobins in Rennes, during demonstrations against the decision of the French Constitutional Council, which validated most of the controversial government pension reform. IMAGES
"Everyone hates the police!" In Paris, demonstrators against pension reform brandish smoke bombs and the police retaliate with tear gas to disperse protesters at the end of the march. IMAGES
Clashes break out at the pension reform protest in Paris, as protesters and police face off in a cloud of tear gas near Place Vauban. IMAGES