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Dozens of French farmers arrested during protest at Arc de Triomphe

Farmers collective Rural Coordination led an action around the Arc de Triomphe, blocking the top of the Champs-Élysées with straw bales and tractors, on March 1, 2024. © Patrice Martin/RFI

French police on Friday arrested 66 people at a farmers' protest at the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris. The action comes amid anger in the French and European agriculture sectors over rising costs and falling revenues.

Farmers used tractors and bales of hay to block traffic on the avenue, not far from President Emmanuel Macron's office, the Elysée Palace.

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