Huge crowds of protesters clashed with riot police in cities across today in a second day of nationwide protests over 's plan to make people work longer before retirement. Hundreds of thousands of striking workers descended onto the streets of French cities - from Paris to Marseille - to denounce a reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64 in a major test of Macron's presidency.The demonstrations were at first peaceful but they soon descended into chaos in some cities, with protesters clashing with baton-wielding riot police officers and throwing fireworks at them in the western city of Nantes.
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