France: Molotov cocktails strike police officers amid clashes at Paris protest

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Major clashes broke out between riot police and May Day protesters in central Paris, Monday, leaving dozens wounded on each side. Footage from Paris captured the intensity of the clashes, with a police officer even catching fire due to a Molotov cocktail thrown by the protesters. The high numbers of police responded with stun grenades and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd. Dozens of facades, windows and bus stops were also damaged in the process. Parisians are marking May 1 in the capital at Pl