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Reuters
Reuters
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By Horaci Garcia, John Irish and Ingrid Melander

Violence hits France in day of anger over Macron's pension changes

Protesters face off with French CRS riot police amid clashes during a demonstration as part of the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, in Nantes, France, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Police fired tear gas and fought with violent black-clad anarchists in Paris and across France on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protesters marched against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the pension age.

The ninth day of nationwide protests, mostly peaceful, disrupted train and air travel. Teachers were among many professions to walk off the job, days after the government pushed through legislation to raise the retirement age by two years to 64.

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