Clashes as France gripped by fresh wave of strikes

Clashes as France gripped by fresh wave of strikes Paris (AFP) May 26, 2016 - Masked youths clashed with police in Paris and striking workers blockaded refineries and disrupted nuclear power stations on Thursday as an escalating wave of industrial action against labour reforms rocked France. Police fired tear gas at around 100 protesters who broke away from a march through the capital to smash windows of shops and parked cars, an AFP reporter said, in the latest outbu ... more

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