TEXT AND PHOTO BY M. M. ALAM
PARIS: The authorities had shut the Eiffel Tower down and stopped functioning of high-speed trains as several thousand people protested in here yesterday (5th of December, 2019) over the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system.
Six thousand policemen had been deployed in the capital – particularly around the presidential residence – as activists (many yellow-vests) gathered here to demonstrate against President’s reforms.
Due to possible agitation many including the US energy secretary had cancelled plans to visit France. Louvre Museum warned of strike disruptions, and subway stations across Paris shut their gates.