< p>According to RT on January 28, a violent conflict broke out between a group of firefighters participating in protests and riot police in Paris. The police used smoke grenades and large metal fences to prevent extreme actions.
Thousands of French firefighters protested against the new pension policy that the government introduced, accusing it of not worthy recognition of the mission and profession of the fire service compared to the police and gendarmerie.
During the protest on January 28, the police criticized that many firefighters did not protest according to the pre-arranged route. Not long after, the conflict broke out into violent protests between the two forces.
Riot police deployed water cannon smoke grenades to restrain the protesters according to RT.
Photos from the scene show some firefighters setting fire to themselves and their teammates to send a message of protest.
Professional firefighters account for 16% of the total 247,000 firefighters across France. The majority of the French fire brigade are volunteers or soldiers.
The protest on January 28 was the second time the French professional fire force organized a large-scale demonstration. country in the past 4 months to protest the retirement policy.
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