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Dozens of police officers converged in an area of central Paris on Tuesday in response to a "hostage taking" situation by an armed man, police sources said. IMAGES
Thousands of people are marching in Paris against the rising cost of living called by left-wing political parties and backed by hundreds of associations, which are seeking to build on the momentum created by the refinery standoff which began at the end of September. IMAGES
Tensions erupt at Place de la Nation at the end of the Paris May Day march. Law enforcement fired tear gas to deal with what a police source called a minority of "radical elements". IMAGES
An International Workers' Day rally in Paris sets off from the Place de la Republique, with participants calling for workers' rights, wage increases and peace. IMAGES
Students who have staged a protest at Paris’ Science Po school in recent days in support of the Palestinians of Gaza leave the area after striking an agreement with the school leadership. IMAGES
A tense confrontation between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and around fifty pro-Israeli demonstrators broke out in front of the Sciences Po Paris campus, as a pro-Palestinian mobilisation had been disrupting the smooth running of the school for two days. IMAGES