Unions said some 80,000 people joined the protests across France, including 15,000 in Paris, but the interior ministry put the number at 31,300 nationwide, with 9,000 in Paris.
Prosecutors said bus driver was set upon after asking a small group of men on his bus to show their tickets and adjust face-masks they were wearing over their chins.
Tens of thousands are expected at a Mass with Francis in the French port city. Although the pontiff will meet President Emmanuel Macron, it is not an official state visit.
When King Charles III and President Emmanuel Macron processed down the Champs-Élysées on Wednesday, it would be unfair to say the cavalry escort outnumbered cheering onlookers. But it would not be far off, and most of those were tourists.
Shortly after landing on their first state visit to France, Charles III and Queen Camilla joined French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron at the Arc de Triomphe where they laid wreaths to the countries' war dead.
British monarch finally makes it across the Channel from Britain to France today, after rioting and strikes forced postponement of his first state visit as king.
The new reform proposals are intended to prepare the EU for enlargement.
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