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Unions claim 1m turnout in French protests, police say half

UPDATE: French unions leading one-day strikes and demonstrations across France on Thursday in protest against significant cuts announced in public spending, claimed a total of around one million people took to the streets nationwide, while the interior ministry figures said the total was just half of that, with little serious violence reported.   

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Hundreds of thousands of workers have taken take part in strike action across France on Thursday, after trade unions called for a day of protests against budget cuts, reports BBC News.

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