"More than 80,000 police have been deployed as demonstrators rally against Macron's government and austerity policies. French police have arrested hundreds of people as protests led by left-wing forces under the label Block Everything were launched across the country. More than 200 people were reported to have been arrested in the morning hours as demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and blocked highways, spurred by frustration with President Emmanuel Macron's government amid a national political crisis."
"The 80,000 police deployed across the nation responded with bouts of tear gas and detainments. The demonstrations part of a grassroots movement called Bloquons Tout or Block Everything sought to use work strikes, blockades and other acts of defiance to express long-simmering anger over the government and its austerity measures. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau reported that a bus was set on fire in the western city of Rennes and that damage to a power line had blocked trains in the southwest."
More than 80,000 police were deployed nationwide as demonstrators rallied against President Emmanuel Macron's government and austerity policies. Hundreds of protesters were arrested, with reports of over 200 arrests in morning hours amid rubbish fires and highway blockages. The movement Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) used strikes, blockades and other acts to express anger over budget-tightening measures, rising poverty and inequality. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau reported a bus set on fire in Rennes and power-line damage that blocked trains in the southwest. The unrest followed the ousting of former Prime Minister François Bayrou and the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister.
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