Protesters in French provinces faced police at roundabouts early on Wednesday (September 10) as they tried to block road traffic to kick off a nationwide "Block Everything" movement.

In Montpellier and Nantes, protesters clapped and chanted as police ordered evacuation of roundabouts. In Paris, train operator SNCF forecasted service disruptions of the local RER trains, including one that goes to the airport.

The movement sprung up online in May among right-wing groups, researchers and officials said, but it has since been taken over by the left and far-left.

Its lack of centralized leadership and ad hoc organisation via social media and Telegram make it hard to gauge just how disruptive Wednesday's day of action may be.

The government is not taking any chances, planning to deploy 80,000 police to contain protests that could number 100,000 people and target airports, train stations and highways with blockades or acts of sabotage.

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MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF "BLOCK EVERYTHING" PROTESTERS CLAPPING, CHANTING AT ACTION AT ROUNDABOUT

2. POLICE

3. POLICE IN RIOT GEAR PUSHING BACK PROTESTERS

4. SIGN READING (French): "ROAD BLOCKED"

5. POLICE WEARING VEST

6. POLICE IN FRONT OF CAR TRAFFIC, PROTESTERS HEARD CHANTING

7. POLICE HOLDING SHIELD

8. POLICE WALKING

9. PROTESTERS CLAPPING

10. POLICE STANDING NEAR VAN

11. POLICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC

12. PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING (English): "KILL CAPITALISM"

13. PROTESTERS GATHERED

14. POLICE CAR, PROTESTERS IN BACKGROUND

15. POLICE

16. POLICE ORDERING EVACUATION OF ROUNDABOUT

17. PROTESTER SPEAKING WITH POLICE

18. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WALKING

NANTES, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

19. VARIOUS OF POLICE AND PROTESTERS AT ROUNDABOUT

20. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WEARING HOSPITAL GOWNS AND HOLDING BANNER READING (French): "No soliders nor Rafale jets - Money for hospitals and schools"

21. POLICE OFFICERS AND VANS

22. PROTESTERS WALKING

PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

23. HALL FOR RER B LOCAL TRAINS

24. SCREEN SHOWING NOTICE FOR POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO "BLOCK EVERYTHING" MOVEMENT

25. HALL FOR RER B LOCAL TRAINS

26. SIGN FOR RER TRAINS

27. VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS TAKING ESCALATORS

28. SCREEN SHOWING DISRUPTIONS

29. GARE DU NORD TRAIN STATION

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