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The protesters had confronted riot police earlier today.

But officers used tear gas to moved forward after they were targeted by missiles, according to reports.

Ugly footage on Twitter shows protesters fleeing the scene after the tear gas is unleashed.

French journalist, Simon Louvet, tweeted: "The GJ are in the streets around Jeanne D'Arc Street and are gassed, they flee running and regroup."

The protesters have also formed a barricade using bins.

And in one clip, a bin is left engulfed by flames in the middle of the road.

Louvet added: "New barricades are put in place with fire bins. The cordon of the Gendarmerie remains at a distance.

"The cord stabilizes at the crossroads of the station, the yellow waistcoats are Rue Jeanne d'arc.

"The bulk of the procession is back, at the crossroads with Lecanuet Street. Could not give a number but hundreds, less than 1000."

(Image: REUTERS)

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Elsewhere in France, there are protests taking place in Paris.

It follows a string of Yellow Vest protests against French President Emmanuel Macron.

And today, there have also been protests at cities including Nantes and The Hague, Holland.