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Hundreds arrested as ‘Block Everything’ protests grip France
The protests reflect widespread discontent with austerity and political instability, prompting nearly 250 arrests nationwide amid calls for President Macron's resignation.
- Protesters clashed with police across France, disrupting traffic and burning rubbish bins while demanding action against austerity measures implemented by President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
- The 'Block Everything' movement, lacking centralized leadership, called for widespread protests and has drawn comparisons to the earlier 'Yellow Vest' movement.
- Similar protests occurred in cities like Nantes and Montpellier, highlighting the widespread anger against the government's austerity measures.
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According to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 500 people were arrested during the national protest day in France with around 200,000 participants.
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GMA Filipino News'Block Everything' protests sweep across France, scores arrested
Protesters across France obstructed highways, burned barricades and clashed sporadically with police on Wednesday in a show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron, the political elite and planned spending cuts.
'Block everything', the heterogeneous anti-austerity protest movement, failed to paralyze a France with 80,000 police officers on Wednesday.
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