In pictures: Slogans, clashes, injured photographer, return to the strike of October 18

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday in France, an interprofessional day of mobilization and strikes for wage increases and against the requisitions of strikers in refineries.

107,000 people according to the police, "nearly 300,000" according to the CGT, marched in the cities of France.

Incidents occurred at the end of the day, with some broken windows and clashes.

In the Paris procession, Syrian photographer Zakaria Abdelkafi was injured following a police charge.

Back, in pictures, on the mobilization in France.

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• Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday in France, an interprofessional day of mobilization and strikes for wage increases.

  In total, 107,000 people demonstrated according to the Interior, "nearly 300,000" according to the CGT, organizer with FO, Solidaires, the FSU and the youth organizations Fidl, MNL, Unef and High School Life.

• During the previous day of the same type, the CGT had counted fewer participants (250,000) but the Interior more (118,500).

• In Marseille, 2,200 people demonstrated according to the police, who counted 2,000 participants in Martigues.

• High schools have been blocked, especially in Paris.

  The Ministry of Education has identified 22.94% of strikers in vocational high schools mobilized against the planned reform of the sector, against 5.67% in general.

• They were between 2,100 (police) and 7,000 (CGT) in Bordeaux.

  And, according to the police, 3,650 in Le Havre, 1,800 in Montpellier, 2,200 in Lyon and 2,700 in Lille (photo), 2,600 in Rennes.

• In Nantes, the CGT has identified 4,000 participants, and mobilizations have also taken place in Toulouse, Bastia or Ajaccio.

• The main demand was higher wages in a context of inflation.

• But climate inaction was also discussed: “If the climate was a bank it would already be saved”, in Lille.

• “49-3 degrees it will heat up for turtlenecks”, still in Lille.

• Between 1,100 (police) and 1,300 (unions) people marched in Strasbourg.

  Here, Dijon.

• In transport, the strike was moderately followed at the RATP and did not cause major problems for the SNCF, despite delays and cancellations on certain lines.

• In Paris, the procession - of more than 70,000 demonstrators according to the CGT, 13,000 according to the police - set off behind a banner calling for wage increases and "respect for the right to strike".

• LFI deputy François Ruffin tasted the traditional merguez sandwich in the procession.

• The number one of the CGT Philippe Martinez pleaded for "an Orsec plan" on wages and promised "follow-ups" to this movement, considered "stronger" than during the last day of action on September 29.

• In the state civil service, 5.04% of strikers were identified.

• Incidents occurred at the end of the day, with a few broken windows and clashes, in particular with projectiles, between demonstrators dressed in black and the police.

• "Very few overflows", and in total "eleven arrests", according to the prefect of police of Paris Laurent Nunez on BFM TV.

  Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin reported on Twitter that "eight officers were slightly injured".

• The CGT deplored six injuries following a "police charge".

• A member of the security service had an “open wound” in the head after being hit with a truncheon, according to a security service official.

• In the Paris procession, Syrian photojournalist Zakaria Abdelkafi was injured following another charge by the police.

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