Clashes between police and violent protesters broke out in the French city of Lyon on Saturday as thousands took to the streets to mark May Day, police said

France will soon begin packaging of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines as early as Wednesday as the country struggles to compensate for shortfall in supply by major vaccine producers, the head of the Delpharm factory Stephane Lepeu said

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday said he deployed a 200-strong police unit to the trouble-rocked city of Lyon in central-eastern France to ensure that order is maintained in the area

Six people were arrested in Rillieux-la-Pape, a town in central-east France not far from Lyon, following violence during an anti-police demonstration, Mayor Alexandre Vincendet said on Saturday