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Accidents and anger at anti-Macron ‘yellow vest’ road blocks across France

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Charles Platiau, REUTERS | A man wearing a yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher fuel prices, holds a pancard with the message, "World Champions for Taxes", as demonstrators gather on the Champs Elysees in Paris on November 17.
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“Yellow vest” demonstrators blocked motorways across France on Saturday in protest at President Emmanuel Macron. The movement began out of fury at higher petrol taxes, but is now a general protest against Macron's policies.

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  • An estimated 282,000 people took part in more than 2,000 “yellow vest” protests nationwide, according to French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
  • One person was killed accidently and 400 injured – three critically – in accidents related to the demonstrations.
  • The protests were at times tense, with security forces using teargas to disperse crowds attempting to reach the Elysée presidential palace in Paris.

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