Police charge thousands of protesters in front of the Paris City Hall

At least 112 detainees in the capital

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The Police have charged this Friday against thousands of protesters who have gathered this Friday in front of the Paris City Hall to protest against the pension reform after the Constitutional Council has decided to support the controversial legislation promoted by the Government.

The Parisian security forces have dispersed the protesters with batons, who have burned several bicycles in the Town Hall Square, where nearly 4,000 people have gathered, according to figures from the Police Headquarters.

In another part of the capital, another group has spontaneously marched towards the Plaza de la Bastille, where the Police have also had to deploy to disperse the protesters, who have spread out in different areas of the capital and have burned containers of garbage along Amelot street.

The Paris Police Headquarters has announced that at least 112 people have been arrested in the capital during the day and has detailed that there have been more than thirty garbage can fires.

The same scenario is repeated in other French cities, such as Rennes, where the Police have charged against the protesters, who have burned garbage containers and set fire to a police station. In addition, the flames have also devoured the entrance to the Jacobin Convent.

After that, the French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, has stated on his Twitter profile that the “attacks” in Rennes against a police station and against the convent are the work of “thugs”. “Full support for the mobilized police and gendarmes,” he added.

On the other hand, in Nantes, as part of the riots, a fire broke out in the underground car park of the administrative office of the Loire-Atlantique department. The protesters have thrown bottles at the security forces, who have charged into the crowd, although earlier the marches have been peaceful in the gardens of the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany.

The demonstrations have also blocked the train tracks in Saint Charles, in Marseille, after which rail traffic has been suspended, while in Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg or Caen the French have also taken to the streets, with similar effects on the urban furniture.

The general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Sophie Binet, had previously warned that spontaneous marches would take place both in the capital, Paris, and in other points throughout France.

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