Police teargas anarchists at Paris May Day rally, arrest over 200 people
By Antoine Boddaert and Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - French police arrested over 200 people and used water cannon and teargas on Tuesday against masked protesters who smashed shop windows and hurled petrol bombs, hijacking a planned peaceful May Day rally by labour unions. The clashes came against a backdrop of union discontent with President Emmanuel Macron over his plans to stimulate France's economy and spur jobs growth by loosening labour regulations. Riot police in Paris had warned on Monday of possible clashes with far-left anarchist groups, known as Black Blocs, after a call on social media to make Tuesday a "Revolutionary Day"
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