Anti-Government: Riot police fire tear gas as protesters march towards French presidential palace

 Paris police have fired tear gas and arrested hundreds after protesters tried to march on the presidential palace.

 Police and army forces have surrounded the palace, amid reports that demonstrators will attempt to break the police siege there. 

Around 350 people were arrested ahead of the latest wave of anti-government protests in the French capital. 

Shops and tourist attractions have been closed and 89,000 security officers deployed across the country. Many of those arrested were reportedly carrying a range of potential weapons, including gas cannisters, flash ball guns and baseball bats.

  ‘Many were carrying a range of potential weapons, which suggested they were going to get involved in disturbances. More arrests are expected.’

. The ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters are continuing a fourth weekend of confrontations over rising living costs, including a rise in fuel tax.