Tens of thousands of people – 70,000 according to CGT – marched in Paris against the El Khomri law in an atmosphere of strong tension, punctuated by multiple clashes
ZOOM clashes with the forces of order outside the traditional parade on May 1 in Paris. / Alain JOCARD / AFP
The slogan is repeated in chorus, facing the CRS who formed a cordon: “T out the world hates police ! Everyone hates the police! “Then they are” Police outside “that are chanted. The traditional parade of the 1 st May in Paris, took the Sunday riot police demonstration tunes and the day was marked by numerous skirmishes between protesters and representatives of law enforcement.
several processions
Party Place de la Bastille towards that of the Nation, the procession was in fact quickly split into several segments. While thousands of people marched peacefully to the call of some unions (CGT, Solidaires, UNEF, Fidl and Unl), with the main theme of mobilizing opposition to the labor law, others massed in front, ahead of the “official” security service set up by the unions.
Among the “other” procession were many young people dressed in black and equipped to deal CRS and gendarmes with helmets, scarves, masks ski or DIY, or gloves.
200 to 300 “thugs”
At 3:30 p.m., barely half an hour after the start of the parade, the first clashes erupted boulevard Diderot. The same scene is then repeated regularly. The stone throwing, bottles, boards, garbage bags and firecrackers responded to tear gas.
The advance of union demonstration ended up being blocked for almost three quarters time, the police fully completing the area where there were 200 to 300 most determined elements to battle
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The CRS supported by police
It was then further discussed in the launched slogans of “Remi”, in reference to the young man Sivens death on the dam site in 2014, as Myriam El Khomri. To avoid being overwhelmed by these protesters, riot police and gendarmes were backed by plainclothes police.
These incidents occurred while the previous day of action against the labor law, Thursday, April 28 degenerated in several cities. On that day, 214 people were arrested and 78 police injured, then a student has lost vision in one eye in Rennes, hit by a projectile
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Pascal Charrier
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