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The French interior ministry said there had been 125,000 people protesting across the country, 10,000 of who were in Paris.

Police arrested some 1,385 people, while at least 118 protesters and 17 law enforcement officers were injured in the violence.

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Several thousand protesters, most wearing the high-visibility construction vests that have become a symbol of blue-collar rage against the government, gathered in the center of the capital for the planned demonstration that swiftly turned heated.

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French police deployed tear gas and stun grenades amid clashes with demonstrators on the famed Parisian boulevard the Champs-Élysées on Saturday, as the so-called “Yellow Vests” protests that have rocked France in recent weeks showed no sign of stopping.

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Justice minister Nicole Belloubet has said that those who have committed violence and acts of vandalism will face the full force of the law.

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The protests began in response to rising fuel prices in France but have morphed into demonstrations of an overall dissatisfaction with Macron's economic policies.