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Around 6,500 people demonstrated in Lyon on Thursday, May 1st. (@NC)

Several incidents of vandalism occurred during the demonstration on Thursday, May 1st, in Lyon. Read the reactions of Lyon's elected officials.

On International Workers' Day, 6,500 protesters gathered in the streets of Lyon , according to the Rhône prefecture. According to the unions, nearly 10,000 people were present. And once again, around a hundred masked individuals dressed in black, from the Black Bloc, joined the mobilization.

For a large part of the route, towards Place Jean Macé in the 7th arrondissement , police officers were targeted by projectiles and several acts of vandalism were caused. Bus shelters, real estate agencies and street furniture were targeted.

Very quickly, many local elected officials reacted on social media and condemned these actions. " Attacking equipment or buildings is attacking what belongs