More than 1m march in France amid strikes over plan to raise retirement age
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#67ZP2)
Arrests at biggest march in Paris while train services halted and many primary schools close for the day
More than 1 million people have taken part in demonstrations across France as transport, schools and refineries were hit by strikes in protest at Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plans to raise the retirement age by two years to 64.
The interior ministry said 1.12 million people protested nationwide on Thursday, with 80,000 taking part in the biggest rally in Paris. Trade unions said the figure was even higher.
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