Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures. Police used tear gas to control the crowd gathering near Paris’ Montparnasse train station. The ministry said 28,000 people marched in Paris and more than 164,000 in May Day rallies across the country. More than 7,400 police officers from across France were deployed in Paris because of the May Day events. French authorities had warned “radical activists” might disrupt the Paris demonstration Wednesday as in previous yellow vest protests and on May Day during the last two years.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 11:23 UTC