Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation saw for a 10th day of nationwide demonstrations.

Concerns that violence could mar the large demonstrations prompted what officials described as an unprecedented deployment of 13,000 officers.

By Marco Trujillo, Stephane Mahe and Ingrid Melander PARIS/NANTES, France (Reuters) -Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill.

A demonstrator has a poster mocking French President Emmanuel Macron over his head during a demonstration Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Paris. Protests are taking pla

Love is no longer in the air in Paris. It’s gripped with tension and rage. Millions have poured onto the streets to protest against the recently passed pension reform. Day-long strikes have brought the city to a standstill.