Police make 295 arrests as ‘Block everything’ movement sweeps France

Protesters on Wednesday blocked roads, lit blazes and sporadically clashed with police across France, on the first day of the nationwide ‘Block Everything’ protest movement. 

The French interior ministry announced 295 arrests during this planned day of demonstrations against French president Emmanuel Macron and budget cuts, among other grievances. Authorities had deployed an exceptional 80,000 police to respond to the movement.  

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