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Added on the 22/03/2018 11:00:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands march through Paris calling on politicians to defend workers' rights, as scuffles break out between bottle-throwing demonstrators and police clad in riot gear. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
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
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. 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
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