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2018-05-02 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Paris burns as rioters attack buildings to mark International Workers' Day

[DailyMail] ...torch vehicles and loot McDonald's: French capital sees some of the worst May Day madness as protests erupt around the world.

Workers in several different countries took to the streets to march for the rights of labourers around the world

Demonstrators in Paris, France, destroyed shops and threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas

Protests in Istanbul, Turkey, took an ugly turn as demonstrators clashed with armoured riot police officers

Workers in Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Cambodia, Russia and even England also held celebrations of the day

Riot police in Paris arrested more than 200 anti-capitalist demonstrators today as they went on the rampage to mark May Day.

Water cannon and tear gas were used against the protestors, many of whom were anarchists belonging to the Black Bloc movement.

‘They have mainly targeted places of business, including branches of McDonalds and banks,’ said a Paris police spokesman.

French unions put the number of peaceful protesters at Tuesday’s main May Day rally at about 55,000, though police put it at just under 20,000 - a figure well down on previous years.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-05-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top
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#1 Why do bad things happen to good people?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-02 04:43|| 2018-05-02 04:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Can't they just have a quiet picnic or wear arm bands? I guess traditions run deep.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-05-02 10:40|| 2018-05-02 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 What's really a hoot is May Day and the associated hoohaa is supposed to commemorate (drum roll): The Haymarket Riots in Chicago. Really.
Some bad ideas never go away.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-05-02 13:11|| 2018-05-02 13:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Howzabout we call it Victims of Communism Day and just grill some burgers?

Posted by SteveS 2018-05-02 13:28|| 2018-05-02 13:28|| Front Page Top

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