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The French police fired tear gas and arrested more than 250 people in Paris as yellow vest protesters returned to the capital’s streets in force for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown.
The yellow vest movement, named after motorists’ high-visibility jackets, began in late 2018 in protest against fuel taxes and economic reform, posing a big challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as demonstrations spread across France.
Shopfronts have been boarded over and barricades erected since Saturday, when hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the starting points of two authorized marches. Small-scale actions have continued since.
