France protests racism and the far right

Thousands rally against US policies

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Tens of thousands of people in Paris and other French cities rallied against racism and the rise of the far right on Saturday.

Some protesters took aim at the US administration of Donald Trump and others carrying Palestinian flags.

Police officers and some protesters clashed in Paris.

The rallies took place amid the rightward shift in French politics, with the government pledging to tighten immigration policies and border controls.

Nearly 91,000 people took part in protests across France, said the interior ministry, with the Paris rally attracting 21,500.

Two people were arrested and three people injured, including a riot police officer, during the clashes in Paris, the ministry statement added.

At demonstrations elsewhere in France, there were three other arrests.

Many of those marching highlighted the growing strength of reactionary political forces, in France but also in the United States.