WATCH: Protests erupt in Paris after government pushes through pension reform

Thousands gathered in an unplanned protest at Paris's Place de la Concorde, facing the National Assembly, and lit a bonfire.


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As night fell, police fired tear gas and charged the demonstrators in waves to clear the area.

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