France workers strike as protests erupt over government budget cuts

Hundreds of thousands of workers have gone on strike in France to protest against the government's planned budget cuts. Public services were heavily disrupted - and riot police confronted demonstrators in major cities.

Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Paris.

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