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Nearly 200 Arrested As May Day Rally In Paris Turns Violent

A peaceful rally aimed at protesting French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular public sector reforms was quickly hijacked by black-clad anarchists, who tossed petrol bombs at police.
Masked protesters throw stones during clashes with French CRS riot forces at the May Day in Paris.

More than a thousand anarchists – many wearing masks and black hoodies — tossed petrol bombs during the annual May Day rally in Paris, as riot police deployed water cannon

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