Demonstration of March 11 in Lyon: 18,000 people gathered according to the unions, 7,000 according to the police

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The procession arrived at Place des Brotteaux without a hitch several minutes ago. The procession left Place Jean-Macé in the early afternoon, with many families.

During the course, there was some damage on the sidelines of the event, including broken windows. A black bloc had formed at the head of the procession.

18,000 people gathered this Saturday according to the unions and 7,000, according to the police.

Two people were arrested and many banks were attacked on the course.

The procession resumed in Lyon after having been slowed down due to the presence of a black bloc group at the head of the demonstration.

Many families are present on the spot, no big tension is to report between the black bloc and the police, according to our journalist on the spot.

A black bloc formed at the head of the demonstration, BFM Lyon was able to see.

The procession is currently stopped but our journalist on site does not mention any tension for the moment.

The procession which started for about twenty minutes is composed of a varied public. Working people, retirees but also families are mobilized.

The demonstration started about twenty minutes ago in Lyon. On the spot, Nathalie, an English teacher in a vocational high school, testified at the microphone of BFMTV her anger concerning the pension reform.

“It is a reform which is unfair, sexist which has been badly put together, badly thought out, we feel not heard, not listened to, there were other avenues which were not exploited” she believes, adding, “I am very disappointed, angry”.

“When I started teaching I had to stop at 58, there was a first reform that told me you will stop at 60, then there was another reform I was told 62 years, so I had to stop in four years, and there is still a new reform for which I have to stop two years later, at 64 years old” she laments.

The circulation of public transport is disrupted this afternoon by the demonstration against the pension reform, according to the latest tweets from TCL.

The Lyon demonstration must start at 2 p.m. The unions are there.

Another demonstration is planned in Lyon this Saturday afternoon which has nothing to do with pensions. Several collectives have called for mobilization to demand the reintegration of unvaccinated personnel.

This gathering must take place from 1:30 p.m. at Place Bellecour, in the 2nd arrondissement.

The Lyonnais are expected this afternoon for a demonstration against the pension reform.

The procession should start at 2 p.m. from Place Jean-Macé, in the 7th arrondissement, to reach Les Brotteaux, in the 6th. It will pass through Avenue Jean-Jaurès, Avenue Maréchal de Saxe, Cours Lafayette and Boulevard Jules-Favre.

“Traffic should remain disrupted during the weekend in a similar way to Friday, with possible local developments”, warned the SNCF in a press release Thursday.

2 out of 5 TER circulate on average in all regions.

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Welcome to this live dedicated to the day of mobilization against the pension reform this Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in Lyon.