Clashes opposed demonstrators and police on Tuesday afternoon in Rennes at the end of the parade organized to protest against the pension reform project, according to information obtained from concordant sources.
13 people were arrested, the prefecture said in a statement.
Face to face between police and “about 200 people”
Shortly after the official end of the demonstration, which had proceeded peacefully, when the procession reached the Place de Bretagne, a group of protesters, “about 200 people” according to the prefecture, was slow to disperse and began a face-to-face with the Police were deployed to the scene, as is often the case in Rennes during such social movements.
The Ille-et-Vilaine prefecture called on people to “leave the place” and “disassociate themselves from the rioters”, which did not stop a group of protesters from starting to erect a barricade with equipment on the spot, according to journalists in the place. .
Firecrackers and tear gas were also exchanged. According to an AFP journalist, the security forces twice used a water cannon to disperse the protesters.
Decreased mobilization in Rennes
Several garbage cans were set on fire and windows were broken, in particular those of two real estate agencies, our AFP colleagues pointed out.
“A group of violent dissident protesters is currently present on rue la Monnaie in #Rennes. Projectiles are thrown at the police. A policeman is injured,” the department’s National Police said on its Twitter account.
In Rennes, some 14,000 people marched on Tuesday according to the police and 25,000 according to the unions, a figure lower than the previous day of action on January 31 (23,000 and 35,000 respectively).
Source: BFM TV
