Paris Labour Reform Protest Shrouded in Tear Gas

  • 8 years ago

Hundreds of anti-labour reform protesters clashed with riot police in south Paris as fresh nationwide protests against the recent unpopular law change took place on June 14. According to France 24, 26 people were injured, many of them officers, and at least 21 people were arrested, when protesters hurled projectiles at the police line. Police responded with watercannons and volleys of teargas.These videos by an Argentinian videographer living in Paris show the scenes on Boulevard Montparnasse and adjacent streets, where crowds were shrouded in tear gas amid the clashes. Credit: YouTube/Lucas Arland