Bordeaux city hall set on fire as one million join anti-Macron protests across France

Bordeaux City Hall Set Ablaze Amid Protests Against Pension Age Increase

Five people were arrested by French police after the city hall of Bordeaux was set on fire on Thursday amid ongoing country-wide protests.

Bordeaux town hall set on fire in France pension protests

Bordeaux town hall has been set on fire as French protests continued over plans to raise the pension age.

Fire at Bordeaux City Hall: five people in custody

The judicial police were tasked with the investigation into the arson of the Bordeaux city hall gate on Thursday, March 23, at the end of a day of demonstrations marked by violence.

Bordeaux City Hall Set Ablaze, 900 Fires Lit in Paris as France Sees Most Violent Protests Against Pension Bill

The protest against Emmanuel Macron’s pension law gathered momentum as 3.5 million people protested on Thursday. A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured during by far the most violent day of protests.

France protests: Bordeaux city hall set alight amid violence over pension reforms

More than a million people took to the streets across the country

Violence hits France in day of anger over Macron's pension changes

Police fired tear gas and fought with violent black-clad anarchists in Paris and across France on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protesters marched against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the pension age.