Europe protests austerity on May Day

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from countries across Europe took to the streets today to celebrate May 1, international labour day.

Europe faces record levels of unemployment and a series of strict austerity measures that are hitting many hard.

AFP TV reports.

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