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| Bikes ablaze & cameras crippled: Damage wreaked on Parisian streets amid huge protests in France (VIDEOS) | Bikes ablaze & cameras crippled: Damage wreaked on Parisian streets amid huge protests in France (VIDEOS) |
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| Parisians will once again be counting the costs of protests in the French capital after mass union demonstrations finally subside. Protesters were filmed attacking bicycles and setting them on fire. | Parisians will once again be counting the costs of protests in the French capital after mass union demonstrations finally subside. Protesters were filmed attacking bicycles and setting them on fire. |
| A nationwide union strike against proposed pension reform has launched enormous protests in France on Thursday and brought transport to a halt across the country. In Paris, frustrated demonstrators lit flares and were seen torching bicycles tied to lamposts, and even using bikes to build bonfires. | A nationwide union strike against proposed pension reform has launched enormous protests in France on Thursday and brought transport to a halt across the country. In Paris, frustrated demonstrators lit flares and were seen torching bicycles tied to lamposts, and even using bikes to build bonfires. |
| In some parts of the city, CCTV cameras were seen smouldering after being put out of action. | In some parts of the city, CCTV cameras were seen smouldering after being put out of action. |
| Firefighters scrambled to multiple locations across the city, including vehicle fires. | Firefighters scrambled to multiple locations across the city, including vehicle fires. |
| Meanwhile embattled riot police deployed tear gas to disperse crowds of belligerent protestors on the city streets as tensions escalated to fever pitch. | Meanwhile embattled riot police deployed tear gas to disperse crowds of belligerent protestors on the city streets as tensions escalated to fever pitch. |
| RT reporter Charlotte Dubenskij tweeted footage of tear gas being fired among the protesters shortly before she was herself struck by “part of a grenade,” but was not seriously injured. | |
| The major strike is expected to continue until Monday. | The major strike is expected to continue until Monday. |
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