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Hundreds arrested as ‘Block Everything’ protests grip France
- Protests erupted across France as demonstrators aimed to "Block Everything" in response to recently proposed austerity measures by the government.
- Nearly 300 arrests were reported during the protests, which involved clashes with police and disruptions in transport.
- President Emmanuel Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister after François Bayrou's resignation following a parliamentary confidence vote.
- The movement has been compared to the earlier "Yellow Vest" protests, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction with Macron's economic policies.
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French police have made 675 arrests following the "Block Everything" protest, 280 of them in the Paris region, the French Interior Ministry said today.
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France unrest: ‘Block Everything’ protests
France was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday, september 10 as protesters brought parts of the country to a standstill in a show of defiance against President Emmanuel Macron and his government’s plans for tough spending cuts. Highways were blocked, barricades burned, and riot police clashed with demonstrators in several cities. The unrest – which organisers have dubbed the “Block Everything”… Source
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