(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br /> <br />A protest opposing the passage of France's same-sex marriage bill descended into violence late on Tuesday (April 23), with a group of protesters scuffling with riot police.<br /> <br />Several policemen were injured in the incident which followed on from a peaceful demonstration of thousands of opponents to the law legalising gay marriage and adoption, passed by the French parliament earlier on Tuesday.<br /> <br />With several demonstrations turning violent in recent days, police were out in force at the event and a small core of protesters turned on them.<br /> <br />Around 100, mostly young, demonstrators threw bottles, stones and pieces of street furniture at the security forces, who used tear gas to keep them back.<br /> <br />Deputies in France's parliament voted 331 to 225 in favour of the law which makes the country the 14th in the world to allow same-sex marriages.<br /> <br />But the landmark social reform has faced vocal protests from an opposition movement
