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Place de la Nation: due to outside provocators, the anti-CPE [“First Employment Contract”] demonstration turned violent and a car has just been burnt. The firemen, protected by a charge of the riot police to clear the way, start to stop the fire.

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Place de la Nation: due to outside provocators, the anti-CPE ["First Employment Contract"] demonstration turned violent and a car has just been burnt. The firemen, protected by a charge of the riot police to clear the way, start to stop the fire.

Place de la Nation: due to outside provocators, the anti-CPE [“First Employment Contract”] demonstration turned violent and a car has just been burnt. The firemen, protected by a charge of the riot police to clear the way, start to stop the fire.

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