[Shorts] Tear gas and water cannons on protesters... Another 600,000 people take to the streets in France

France's major labor unions and student groups took to the streets again on the 5th (local time) to protest poor public sector services and high prices.

Union strikes protesting the rising cost of living, including energy costs, and demanding wage increases took place across the country, including in the capital Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Nantes.

The French Ministry of the Interior provisionally calculated that more than 600,000 people participated in protests across the country, including Paris, as of 5 p.m. on this day.

The authorities estimated that 550,000, 410,000, and 320,000 people participated in the previous three weekend protests, respectively, and even though it was a weekday (Thursday), more people took to the streets.

Produced by: Lim Dong-geun and Hwang Seong-wook

Video: Reuters/AFP