PARIS - Nearly 200 anarchist protesters were arrested Tuesday after May Day riots in central Paris, where hooded youths torched a McDonald's restaurant and several vehicles during a march against President Emmanuel Macron's public sector reforms. Around 200 people were arrested, according to a police statement. "Everything is being done to end this serious disturbance to the peace an find those responsible for these unspeakable acts," he tweeted. The scenes of looting and destruction overshadowed the May Day march, which drew between 20,000 and 55,000 peaceful protesters according to police and union estimates. The energetic 40-year-old, who vowed during campaigning to make France more competitive, has insisted he will not budge from his course.

Source: Bangkok Post May 01, 2018 18:33 UTC