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May Day sees renewed protests over French pension reforms
French riot police and firefighters extinguish a burning building during clashes on May Day Source: AAP / Lafargue Raphael/ABACA/PA/Alamy
The annual May Day protests in France saw an exceptionally high number of people in the streets and more violent incidents than usual. The event took a more radical shape this year as protesters are still angry at the pension reforms that put hundreds of thousands in the streets over the last few months.
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