(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Paris police have fired tear gas at violent participants of the
protest against the pension reform, a TASS correspondent reported
on Saturday, trend reports citing tass .
The rioters were throwing bottles and stones at the police
officers who responded by spraying tear gas and apprehending some
of the instigators.
The violent young people were burning trashcans and smashing the
windows of stores and cafes during the protest. A car was
overturned and set on fire on Boulevard Voltaire. Firefighters have
arrived at the scene.
The march, which started from the Place de la Republique,
reached its destination on the Place de la Nation. The authorities
called on the protesters who have reached the end of the route to
go home.
The reform, which main provisions were presented by Prime
Minister Elisabeth Borne on January 10, will raise France's minimum
retirement age from 62 to 64 years by 2030 and will increase a
minimum full pension to 1,200 euros after the career of at least 43
years at minimum wage. The bill is being considered by the National
Assembly (lower house of France's parliament). The prime minister
expects to implement the reform this summer.
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