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December 6, 2019

Paris landmarks shut down as strike disrupts city

By THOMAS ADAMSON and CLAIRE PARKER
Associated Press

PARIS — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France's high-speed trains came to a standstill and hundreds of thousands marched nationwide in a strike over the government's plan to overhaul the retirement system.

At least 90 people were arrested in Paris by evening as the protests wound down.


 
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