Presented as a final baroud of the sling launched in January against the pension reform, the demonstrations of May 1 will in places take place under very high tension.
According to our information, serious risks of clashes and ransacking are again expected in Nantes and Rennes, centers of the ultra-left where several hundred thugs could take action.
Faced with the storm warning, the Minister of the Interior announced his intention to deploy four units of CRS or mobile gendarmes in each of the two cities.
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In total, around twenty municipalities will be particularly scrutinized
,”
an informed source told Le
Figaro .
Among them are Lyon, Toulouse and Dijon, where many activists still dream of the big night.
Finally, Le Havre could be the scene of clashes between far-right activists and
local “
antifas ”.
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As soon as there are demonstrations, there are risks of the constitution of black blocks
” squeaks one…
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