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45 people detained at May Day demonstration in Paris

Police in Paris. File photo PARIS, May 1. 45 people were detained at the May Day demonstration in Paris, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

"Eight police officers were injured, 45 arrests were also made, among them “The woman who attacked the firefighter was not injured,” the minister said on the air of the BFMTV channel.

The traditional May Day demonstration started on Sunday from Place de la République in Paris around 15:00 local time (16:00 Moscow time). ). It was attended by various trade unions, youth organizations, left-wing politicians, representatives of socialist and communist parties, as well as supporters of the Yellow Vests movement. The procession was peaceful until it was joined by radical black block youth. As a RIA Novosti correspondent reported, the radicals defiantly burned garbage cans, demolished metal fences, threw stones and pieces of asphalt at law enforcement officers.

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in response, law enforcement officers used tear gas. The march was periodically accompanied by provocations by demonstrators and clashes with police officers, as well as detentions of aggressive protesters. at the bus stops. The procession ended in the Place de la Nation, where clashes between demonstrators and police continued.

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