Police, demonstrators face off at Paris protest

(23 Mar 2023) QUALITY AS INCOMING ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 23 March 2023 1. Mid of police and protestors clashing 2. Wide of police charging protestors 3. Pan of fire engine driving along street, wide of police line UPSOUND siren STORYLINE: Police and protestors clashed in Paris on Thursday as demonstrators took to the streets in protest against government policies regarding retirement age being pushed through the French parliament. Earlier, tens of thousands gathered on the Bastille plaza in a cheerful atmosphere, many waving union flags to the sound of standard protest songs as they started walking through the capital. Large crowds also took to the streets in other French cities in the first mass demonstrations since French President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote. More than 250 protests were organized across the country and union leaders praised the “signific