Paris Police Detain Dozens for Overnight Violence

French riot police arrested 27 people after running battles with dozens of hooded and masked youths in downtown Paris's Place de la Republique overnight, after a day of separate protest marches over labor reform that were also marked by violence. In the early morning, police moved in to clear out a group of around 150 youths who refused to quit the vast open square. It has been occupied daily for the past month by mostly peaceful sit-in protesters. The evacuation followed running...

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