[Dhaka Tribune] Violence erupted between protesters and police near Place de la Bastille in the French capital during a march for the annual May Day workers' rally led by three unions, six days before the presidential election run-off.Three officers were hurt in festivities between riot police and masked youths during a May 1 march in Gay Paree on Monday that carried extra significance six days before the presidential election run-off.
"Masked individuals threw objects and Molotov cocktails at police" who responded by firing teargas, authorities said.
The violence erupted
near Place de la Bastille in the French capital as the march led by three unions including La Belle France’s biggest, the CGT, headed for another square nearby.At one point, a blazing shopping trolley packed with flammable material was pushed towards police lines, an AFP photographer saw.
The rivals for the presidency, centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen, faced shows of opposition to their programmes during the fractious May 1 workers’ marches.
The election runoff takes place next Sunday.