Worker: incidents in Paris | Shocks …

Security forces and "black blocks", who defend the use of violence during demonstrations, clashed Saturday in Paris at noon, before the start of the official demonstration on May 1.

In an atmosphere of tension, the agents used tear gas and tear gas against hundreds of anti-capitalist militants, in the middle of a column of "yellow vests" south of the capital, while some demonstrators reacted by throwing them projectiles.

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) organized 199 events throughout France on the occasion of Labor Day, but the one that attracts the most attention is that of Paris, scheduled from 14:30 local (12.30 GMT) between the Montparnbade station and the Place de l'Italie.

A total of 88 people have already been arrested in Paris this morning and 3,700 identity checks were carried out throughout the city according to the same strategy, said a spokesman for the police headquarters in Efe.

Security forces are using new legal devices that allow them to carry out identity checks in places far away from concentration points to register people. They stop those who carry all kinds of incendiary devices, objects that could be used as weapons or other instruments or clothing to hide their own identity.

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner estimated on Tuesday that between 1,000 and 2,000 "radical militants", including some from neighboring countries, as well as groups of "yellow jackets" have also radicalized.