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Paris, March 24 More than one million people in France joined nationwide protests, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French Interior Ministry said.However, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) said on Thursday that nearly 3.5 million people had taken part in the demonstration nationwide.Thursday's events marked the 9th nationwide general mobilisation action since French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne last week triggered an article of the constitution that allowed the government to force passage of the pension reform bill.Fearing a wave of violent actions, the Interior Ministry on Thursday ordered deployment of 12,000 policemen across the country, including 5,000 in Paris, Xinhua news agency reported.While most of the demonstrations took place peacefully, calls by union leaders for non-violent protests were ignored by a number of demonstrators throughout the country who clashed with police forces, leaving at least 123 members of the security forces injured, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said.Eventually, the French police deployed tear gas and police dogs to disperse protestors.The Prime Minister condemned on social media the "unacceptable" violence that had accompanied the pension reform protests.Due to the strikes, operators were forced to close many of the historic monuments on Thursday, including the Palace of Versailles and the Eiffel Towel.A dinner was scheduled in the Palace of Versailles between French President Emmanuel Macron and the UK's King Charles III during the latter's upcoming state visit, but the French presidential office said the venue would be changed due to security reasons.The French national railway company SNCF and the country's aviation authorities have already announced the extension of Thursday's strike, which means the railway and air traffic will stay disrupted.The sanitation workers in Paris have extended their strike until March 27, while nearly 9,500 tons of garbage are still waiting to be collected in the city.And the trade unions have already scheduled the 10th general mobilisation action for March 28.Since two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to gain a majority in the National Assembly on Monday, the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without a vote in the lower house of parliament.Macron said on Wednesday that his government's pension reform plan should become law "before the end of the year".Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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