Mass demonstrations once again gripped France: clashes with the police and hundreds of arrests.
According to the data of the French Ministry of the Interior, 146,000 people took to the streets yesterday, of which 46,000 were in Paris. Labor unions report 250,000 participants nationwide.
In Paris, protesters threw pyrotechnics and various objects at the police and the security forces used tear gas.
Riots also broke out in Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Toulouse. 232 people were arrested.
The protesters are demanding higher wages, lower living costs and improved public services.
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