More than 9,000 police have been drafted in for the march which descended into carnage as officers were forced to use tear gas and shooting to control the violence. Chaos erupted on the streets of Paris as a May Day workers march saw riots break-out in protest against Marine Le Pen.
Fighting broke out in central Paris during a rally held close to the Place de la Bastille, where protestors shouted “Fascists out!” They were furious that Ms Le Pen, has got through to the second round of the election to choose a new head of state. Six French police officers were injured by Molotov cocktails with one badly hurt by a firebomb that exploded on top of his