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As it happened: Clashes break out at May Day protests in Paris

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Zakaria Abdelkafi / AFP | Riot police officers and protesters clash in the district of Montparnasse, prior to the start of May Day demonstrations, in Paris on May 1, 2019.

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Paris riot police fired teargas as they squared off against protesters throwing projectiles during May Day demonstrations in the French capital on Wednesday. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.