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Tear gas, mass arrests as new 'yellow vest' protests hit Paris

Shouts of "Macron, resign" mingled with the tear gas near the Champs-Elysees avenue. [AFP / Lucas BARIOULET]

Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on lockdown for the latest "yellow vest" protests against President Emmanuel Macron.

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