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| Clashes, tear gas in Paris as anti-labor reform protest turns violent (LIVE) | |
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| People took to the streets across France on Thursday to once again protest the government’s controversial labor reforms. Violent clashes with police were reported in Paris and Nantes where tear gas was used. | |
| There was a heavy presence of riot police in the French capital where thousands marched against the legislation, which allows employers to hire and fire people more easily, as well as negotiate working times with their staff directly. | |
| Clashes broke out in Paris as groups of young protesters, who had their faces covered, provoked the police by throwing stones and flares. | |
| Law enforcement replied with batons and pepper spray, making several arrests of protesters. | |
| Earlier, security officials blocked all entrances and exits at the central Paris-Gare de Lyon train station to avoid an overflow of protestors. | |
| Tensions were also high in the western port of Nantes, where police reportedly used tear gas on the crowd. | |
| Videos posted online also show demonstrators being sprayed with several water hoses by security officials. | |
| Demonstrators also marched through the eastern city of Belfort where 400 are at risk of losing their jobs after train-maker Alstom announced it would close the local plant due to lack of orders. |