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Students and medics face riot police amid protests against France reforms

President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the hospital at the centre of protests in Rouen.

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Students face a riot police officer as they demonstrate outside the Rouen hospital, Normandy. (Christophe Ena/PA)

Students and medical workers in France are facing off against riot police amid a protest over reforms by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

The protest is taking place outside a hospital in the Normandy city of Rouen, where Mr Macron is visiting a unit dedicated to children with autism.

French president Emmanuel Macron, right, inside the hospital (Christophe Ena/AP)
French president Emmanuel Macron, right, inside the hospital (Christophe Ena/AP)

Local students also joined the protest. Students have been blocking some campuses around France in recent weeks to protest against plans to allow selection at public universities and other changes.

Medical staff with a banner reading “Tax heaven, Hospital hell” (Christophe Ena/AP)
Medical staff with a banner reading “Tax heaven, Hospital hell” (Christophe Ena/AP)

Mr Macron’s efforts to overhaul the French economy are meeting increasing resistance.

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