Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire. The interior minister announced nearly 200 arrests in the first hours of the planned day of nationwide protests. (Pics/AFP)
Updated On: 2025-09-10 03:13 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
A protester holds a placard reading "Give the money back" during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement in Marseille
Unionists hold a banner reading "For social progress, let's take back the money that the wealthy are stealing from us" during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement in Marseille
French gendarmes talk to each other through the remains of a bus burned by protesters in the southern ring road in Rennes, during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Rennes
protester hangs up leaflets during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, at the top of the Canebiere avenue in Marseille
A French gendarme stands next to sign reading "Trust block" in the southern ring road in Rennes, during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Rennes
Protesters gather to block the Cadix viaduct during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, near Caen
Protesters, one holding a placard reading "Macron out" gather to block the access to the toll of the A9 highway towards Spain during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Le Boulou
Protesters, some holding a flag of French farmers union "Confederation Paysanne" gather to block the access to the toll of the A9 highway towards Spain during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Le Boulou
Police officers prevent protesters, some holding a flag of French farmers union "Confederation Paysanne" blocking the access to the toll of the A9 highway towards Spain during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Le Boulou
Protesters, some holding a flag of French farmers union "Confederation Paysanne" face police officers as they gather to block the access to the toll of the A9 highway towards Spain during a demonstration as part of the "Bloquons tout" ("Let's block everything") protest movement, in Le Boulou
