French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest

French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest
Farmers block a road near Agen, south-western France (Fred Scheiber/AP)

France’s interior ministry on Sunday ordered a large deployment of security forces around Paris, as angry farmers threatened to head toward the capital.

The move came hours after climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre Museum.

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