French police injure AA reporter during protests

An Anadolu Agency correspondent on Thursday was wounded during clashes between French police and demonstrators, who are protesting President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform plans.

Mustafa Yalcin was injured in the eye when a gas canister used by the security forces hit him in the face breaking his mask. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Nearly 500,000 people, 250,000 in Paris, took part in the protests where police used smoke bombs to disperse the crowd.

Protesters set fire to a cafe, traffic lights and electric motorcycles in Paris.

According to the workers' unions, the strike will continue until Monday, with local media reporting that a total of 70 people have been arrested so far.

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