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Peter Allen

Riot police clash with protesters in Paris as 1.2million take to streets of France against pension reforms

Protesters clash with police on the Place Vauban in Paris

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Police used tear gas and baton charges to beat back pension reform protesters by the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris on Tuesday.

The ugly scenes followed a day of strikes and street demonstrations which saw more than 1.2 million mobilise.

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