Dozens of police injured, scores arrested at French labour protests

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Series Details 29.04.16
Publication Date 29/04/2016
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Two dozen police officers were injured on the 28 April 2016, three of them seriously, as violence flared in mass protests in Paris and across France against a strongly contested labour reforms bill.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.france24.com/en/20160428-labour-reform-protests-keep-pressure-french-government
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