Police Fire Tear Gas as New French Demonstrations Kick Off

Police fired tear gas in Lyon to disperse about 150 demonstrators who briefly tried to block a road as nationwide protests against the cost of living resumed on Saturday. Some 70,000 security personnel were deployed amid fears of violence following the previous weekend’s riots and looting, which led to around 2,700 arrests. In Orléans, thousands also marched against Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron, while Paris shops boarded up their windows and the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay closed.