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Benjamin DODMAN

‘We’re the only check on Macron’: French protesters vow no let-up in bitter pension battle

Protesters gathered outside the Invalides in Paris on Thursday for an 11th day of strikes and rallies against pension reform. © Benjamin Dodman, FRANCE 24

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators hit French streets on Thursday for an eleventh day of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension reform, with protesters determined to keep up the pressure ahead of a key court ruling.

Clashes broke out in several cities, including in Paris, where some protesters briefly set fire to the awning of a famed brasserie prized by the French president.

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