France on fire: Paris riots spread as police make 400 arrests - while Macron slammed for attending Elton John gig
Videos shared online show piles of rubbish set alight in various parts of the country.
It comes after it was announced earlier on Thursday that some 40,000 police officers had been deployed in preparation for protests. Officers shot tear gas into the crowd of protesters in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Thursday as they struggled to control the unrest.Picture: LBC/Family handout
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