Paris Restaurant Set on Fire as Pension-Reform Protesters Clash With Police

A restaurant in Paris, France, caught on fire on Thursday, April 6, as protesters clashed with police during continued nationwide pension-reform demonstrations.

Projectiles were reported outside the restaurant La Rotonde in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, according to Actu.

Footage captured by Twitter user @cedric_cntn shows the awning of La Rotonde restaurant on fire as the camera pans to police lined up in riot gear. Footage also shows a man lying down with blood on his head.

The CGT labor union reported that there were 400,000 protesters in France on Thursday. Eight people were arrested in Paris, Actu reported. Credit: @cedric_cntn via Storyful

Video transcript

[CROWD SCREAMING]

[POLICE SIRENS AND AMBULANCE SIRENS]