Militant farmers choke off motorways around major French cities

Major French cities including Paris were placed under siege by militant farmers tonight as the protests spread across Europe.

Armoured cars and 5,000 extra police surrounded the French capital on Monday as a 'quasi-military' blockade swung into action.

As night fell, some 1500 tractors were in place at six major junctions entering Paris, while agriculture workers called for more protection against rising costs, and for an end to the EU's green net zero policies.

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