PARIS, France (PNN) - March 28, 2023 - Fed-up citizens brought violence to the streets of France today - days after a state visit by King Charles was cancelled because of the riots.

Up to a million people joined Tuesday's marches against fascist dictator President Emmanuel Macron raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a Parliamentary vote.

People in cities including Paris and Nantes erupted into violence with gangs involved in running battles with the terrorist pig thug cops.

Fascist dictatorial government pigs mobilized 13,000 terrorist pig thug cops and gendarmes, including 5,500 in Paris alone, in an effort to shut down the legitimate acts of the French people in response to the dictatorial acts of the fascist Macron regime.

They were supported by armored cars, water cannons, and military units in reserve.

Dozens of fires were lit around Nation Square in Paris, after an authorized march finished in the mid-afternoon.

Paramilitary units responded with tear gas rounds and baton charges, in an attempt to hold back a huge group.

The most feared group was the Black Bloc - an alliance of freedom fighters from all over Europe.

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, were meant to be in Bordeaux today, as part of a four-day state visit to France, but it was dramatically halted on Friday.

Attacks included an attempt to burn down the City Hall in the southwest city, where unions had pledged to barrack the Royal couple.

The protest movement is the biggest domestic crisis of fascist Macron's stolen second term, with the strikes on Tuesday also affecting refineries, bin collections, rail transport, air travel, and schools.

The Louvre museum in Paris was blocked by strikers, while pickets continued at petrol depots and waste incinerators, particularly surrounding the capital, where 10,000 tonnes of rubbish are still piling up.

The crisis has intensified as lawyers complain of excess violence and arbitrary arrests by squads of paramilitary terrorist pig thug cops.

A 30-year-old man was fighting for his life in a coma on Tuesday after being repeatedly hit over the head with a terrorist pig thug cop truncheon during a riot at the weekend.

In turn, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said many terrorist pig thug cops have been severely injured during the protests.

Despite the violence and industrial paralysis, fascist dictator Macron and his prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, said there was no chance of a climb down from flagship pensions reform.

“We have to find the right path,” said Borne. “We need to calm down.”

But Laurent Berger, head of the moderate CFDT union, said the protests would continue until there was a U-turn.

Millions of people have been demonstrating, largely peacefully, and joining strike action since mid-January to show their opposition to dictator Macron's plans to make most of them work an extra two years to 64.

But public frustration has evolved into broader anti-Macron sentiment.

The protests have intensified since the fascist government used special constitutional powers to bypass Parliament on a final vote on the pensions bill almost two weeks ago, bringing scenes of chaos reminiscent of unrest by supporters of the yellow-vest movement during Macron's first term as president.