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• Number of people detained during protests in France tops 300
• Workers across France strike over budget cut plans
• Good old France: protesters in Paris set up a guillotine on the square

Number of people detained during protests in France tops 300

Excerpt by TASS

French police have detained over 300 people during nationwide rallies against the government’s plans to cut social spending, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said in an address aired by BFMTV.

“A total of 309 people have been detained; 134 of them have been placed in custody,” the minister said.

Earlier, the Interior Ministry reported that over 500,000 people took to the streets all across France.

However, France’s biggest trade union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), reported that over one million people took part in the nationwide rallies.

The rallies descended into violence in Paris, Nantes, Rennes, Lyon and Marseille and other cities as radicals attacked shops and banks. Many were arrested. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds.

Over 80,000 law enforcement officers, armored vehicles and drones were used to maintain public order.

Workers across France strike over budget cut plans

Excerpt by BBC News

Hundreds of thousands of workers have taken part in strike action across France on Thursday, after trade unions called for a day of protests against budget cuts.

Organisers said one million people turned out, while the interior ministry put that number at 500,000, with 80,000 police officers deployed. Scuffles were reported in the cities of Lyon and Nantes, and in Paris small-scale clashes broke out between police and protesters.

Officers in riot gear used tear gas and shields to disperse crowds in the centre of the capital after some protesters damaged a small number of businesses and buildings.

Good old France: protesters in Paris set up a guillotine on the square

Excerpt by News-Pravda

Not only the guillotine: a tank has been spotted on the streets of Paris, but it’s still homemade.