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Mass Protests Rock France As Thousands Take To The Streets

Thousands of people took to the streets of France on Thursday to protest government labor reforms.  Police clashed with protestors and deployed specialist riot cops armed with tear gas to various French cities, arresting large numbers of people. Photographs and videos posted on social media showed warzone-style scenes of people marching their way through clouds of tear gas in major cities, including Paris, Lyon, Rennes and Nantes. RT.com reports: “People were throwing stuff at the police, like cans, bottles, a little bit of pavement, and the police [responded with] tear gas,” a protester told RT over the phone, adding that there were hundreds of people involved in the demonstration in Paris. #manif28avril #LoiTravail #nantes demo gassed constantly..all banjs boarded since last riot pic.twitter.com/hHsJin0p5h — Guy Debord (@labofii) April 28, 2016 #manif28avril #Nantes > Lacrymo #police via @ScopeNa et @presseocean #elkhomri #LoiTravail #politique pic.twitter.com/nnqz7csbfq — Jérôme PASANAU (@JeromePasanau) April 28, 2016 About 9,000 demonstrators gathered on the streets of Nantes, according to police. An image posted on Twitter showed a Porsche and a scooter which had been set on fire. Windows could also be seen smashed across the city. #LoiTravail #Nantes porsche performance prefecture.. pic.twitter.com/7r2pHtP3tO — Guy Debord (@labofii) April 28, 2016 Un [...]