French police fired teargas and clashed with demonstrators in Paris when Labour Day marches became anti-government demonstrations against the rise in the retirement age.

In Paris, the trade union-led demonstration began peacefully with many families joining in, but police began to fire teargas and clashed with protesters who threw projectiles, bins and petrol bombs. One officer was seriously injured by a petrol bomb and treated in hospital for burns
Police fire teargas on May Day protesters in cities across France