Tear gas fills the air during clashes with French gendarmes during a demonstration in protest of the government's proposed labor law reforms in Paris, France, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - French protesters attacked a police station and smashed bank windows on Thursday at rallies against labour reforms, while the hardline CGT union sought to choke off fuel supplies in a showdown with a government that said it would not back down.
Seventy-seven people were arrested across France. The interior ministry said more than 150,000 marched, far fewer than in earlier protests over the past three months against the government's plans to make it easier for firms to hire and fire.
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