Paris brasserie favoured by Macron set alight as pension protests continue

Awning of La Rotonde briefly in flames as tens of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators again take to streets across France

Tens of thousands demonstrated across France on Thursday against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the pension age to 64, with clashes between demonstrators and police on the edges of protests in cities including Lyon, Nantes and Paris.

In Paris, protesters briefly set fire to the awning of the Left Bank brasserie, well known for hosting Macron’s controversial evening of celebrations when he led the first round vote in the 2017 presidential election.