'Armageddon' rioting breaks out in Paris as extremist demonstrators hijack May Day protests
- The so-called Black Bloc anti-capitalist movement were involved in clashes with police this afternoon
- By 2pm there had been a total of 165 arrests in the French capital with huge parts of the city on lockdown
- Some 7400 police were on the streets for May Day, when workers traditionally protest against the ruling elite
Rioting broke out in Paris today as thousands gathered for May Day protests dubbed 'Armageddon' by extremist demonstrators.
Thugs from the so-called Black Bloc anti-capitalist movement were involved in running battles with police soon after 1pm.
By 2pm, there had been 165 arrests in Paris, most for public order offences related to the rioting.
Weapons were also confiscated as the police used tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges to try and restore order.
A man, his face covered in blood and heavily bandaged, is assisted as he walks away during a May Day demonstration in the French capital Paris today
People hold blue, white and red smoke bombs as they demonstrate to mark May Day or Labour Day on May 1, 2019 in Toulouse, southwestern France
A police officer assists an injured man as demonstrators march though Paris during the annual May Day protests on May 1 in Paris
A protester throws back a tear gas canister, during clashes with riot police officers, prior to the start of May Day demonstrations, in Paris on May 1, 2019
A 'Black Bloc' anti-capitalist protester throws a rock at a van during May Day demonstrations today. More than 7,400 police and gendarmes will be deployed across Paris with orders from the French President to take an 'extremely firm stance' if faced with any violence, a government spokeswoman said on April 30
A masked protester dressed in black throws a stone to the windscreen of a vehicle, prior to the start of May Day demonstrations, in Paris on May 1, 2019
The windscreen of a vehicle was broken by a rock thrown by protesters, prior to the start of May Day demonstrations, in Paris on May 1, 2019
A Black Bloc protester throws a projectile towards riot police during a demonstration of the French trade unions members and the 'Gilets Jaunes'
The violence was worst outside La Rotonde - a favourite restaurant of President Emmanual Macron, which received international attention after he and his entourage celebrated his first round victory in the Presidential elections
Street medics check an injured protester before the start of the traditional May Day labour union march in Paris, France
Street Medics attend to an injured protestor in the Montparnasse district of Paris, prior to the start of the annuel May Day workers' demonstration
French Gendarmes stand guard as street medics intervene (right), prior to the start of May Day demonstrations in Paris on May 1
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