May Day protests took place around the world Monday with French demonstrations turning violent.
In Paris, more than 9,000 CRS police converged on unruly crowds after riots broke out.
Tear gas canisters were fired at violent Communist agitators as police sustained firebomb attacks.
Check out photos and video of the chaos provided by AFP below:
pic.twitter.com/LBeGKrdZiO Paris May Day marches turn violent. Both Le Pen & Macron holding rallies. (Video courtesy of @antoinellorca)
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