France’s young people protest against higher retirement age
Young people in France — including some who have not got jobs yet — are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age.
Students blocked access to some universities and high schools, and several hundred students led a protest in Paris as part of nationwide strikes and demonstrations against the pension bill under debate in parliament. The protest briefly turned violent as a group of youths broke away, vandalised bus stops and set a car on fire.
