Tensions came to a head at Place du Luxembourg, close to the European Parliament, as several hundred demonstrators faced off with police securing the site. Police answered with tear gas and water cannons, as tractors moved through nearby streets and demonstrators set fire to makeshift coffins marked “agriculture”.
One demonstrator was briefly detained with a bloodied head and hands after clashes, though no serious injuries were reported. Police also said masked individuals, not linked to farming unions, were involved in acts of vandalism, including damage to street furniture and trees.
