French plainclothes police take position during a demonstration by students against the French labour law proposal in Nantes, France, May 3, 2016 as the labour reforms law reaches parliament today with 5,000 amendments to be discussed. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
PARIS (Reuters) - Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside a school building in Paris on Wednesday, prompting government and police calls for an end to weeks of violent protests mainly linked to plans for a loosening of France's highly protective labour laws.
Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd that sought to stop them removing nearly 300 immigrants who had moved into an empty school building that is soon due to reopen for classes after renovation work, Paris police chief Michel Cadot said.
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