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Strong turnout as France hit by ninth day of strikes against pension reform

A Paris demonstrator marches next to a fire during a rally a week after the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament on March 23, 2023. AFP - EMMANUEL DUNAND

France marked a ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement his disputed pensions overhaul by the end of the year. More than 250 rallies were held across the country, with violence reported in several cities.

Some 12,000 police were deployed across the country – including 5,000 in Paris.

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