Clashes erupt in Rennes as protesters rally against French pension reform

Clashes erupted in Rennes in the Brittany region of France on Thursday as protesters marched against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill.

Riot police fired tear gas canisters after protesters threw projectiles at them and set rubbish bins on fire.

France faces a new round of nationwide protests and strikes, after a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break a political stalemate over a deeply unpopular pension bill making people work for longer.

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