Thousands take to Paris streets in violent May Day protests
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A riot police officer lies on the ground as his colleagues extinguish a fire on his protective vest after he was hit by a petrol bomb during May Day protests in Paris. Photo: Timothee Forget via REUTERS
French police clashed with hundreds of black-clad anarchists in Paris and other cities during union-led protests against President Emmanuel Macron's increase in the retirement age, as workers staged Labour Day rallies across Europe.