IN PHOTOS: 200 arrested in France as protesters clash with police

Updated On: 10 September, 2025 05:26 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, as they sought to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire. (PICS/ AFP)

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<p>Although falling short of its self-declared intention to `Block Everything,` the protest movement that started online and gathered steam over the summer caused widespread hot spots of disruption, defying an exceptional deployment of 80,000 police who broke up barricades and swiftly made arrests</p>

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Although falling short of its self-declared intention to `Block Everything,` the protest movement that started online and gathered steam over the summer caused widespread hot spots of disruption, defying an exceptional deployment of 80,000 police who broke up barricades and swiftly made arrests

<p>Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said a bus was set on fire in the western city of Rennes and that damage to a power line blocked trains on a line in the southwest</p>

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Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said a bus was set on fire in the western city of Rennes and that damage to a power line blocked trains on a line in the southwest

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He alleged that protesters were attempting to create "a climate of insurrection"

<p>The unrest also spread to rail transport, with state-owned SNCF reporting disruptions on TER regional and Intercites services due to "two malicious acts" overnight</p>

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The unrest also spread to rail transport, with state-owned SNCF reporting disruptions on TER regional and Intercites services due to "two malicious acts" overnight

<p>Damage to cables between Marmande and Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne region disrupted services between Bordeaux and Toulouse, while another incident near Toulouse also interrupted traffic. High-speed TGV trains remained unaffected</p>

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Damage to cables between Marmande and Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne region disrupted services between Bordeaux and Toulouse, while another incident near Toulouse also interrupted traffic. High-speed TGV trains remained unaffected

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High-speed TGV trains remained unaffected

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