May Day protests: French police face off with anarchists

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 May Day rallies across Europe.

Social media video showed fire engulfing a group of police officers in Paris after demonstrators threw a petrol bomb at them, as anger over President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform spurred May Day rallies across France.
Reuters 05/01/2023