gather to denounce the almost daily violent clashes at protests against a labor reform, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Paris. Several hundred counter demonstrators came chanting slogans like “everybody hates the police” and pushing up against officers until eventually the police deployed dispersal spray.
Some counter-protesters set fire to a police car in a street nearby. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says he is offering his "full support" to police following the weekly Cabinet Council meeting. He said the police have instructions to take "firm action" against those who take part in violent clashes.
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that over 350 police officers have been injured in clashes and 60 people have been convicted amid the labor reform protests. "Anti-cop hatred comes from a small portion of the population... but these 10 percent that are very violent," Jean-Marc Falcone, general director of the police, told Europe 1 radio.
In Paris, a few hundred police officers gathered on the Republic Plaza during their lunch break. Several hundred counter-demonstrators came by, chanting slogans like "Everybody hates the police!" and pushing up against the officers until eventually the police deployed dispersal spray.
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