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Protests in Paris and across France, venting anger at President Emmanuel Macron's government, see nearly 200 people arrested as fires are set in the capital.
From Strasbourg to Marseille and Paris, thousands of protesters took to the streets under the banner of the “Bloquons Tout” (“Block Everything”) movement, bringing transport hubs and major roads to a standstill.
Firefighters were trying to put out a fire in a central Paris restaurant amid a nationwide "Block Everything" protest on Wednesday.
At least 132 people have been after huge crowds took to the city’s streets in a day of planned nationwide protests by the “Block Everything” (Bloquons Tout) group over widespread frustration with France’s political class and proposed budget cuts.