Dozens arrested as protesters clash with security forces in Paris

Dozens of people have been detained in Paris following clashes with security forces during nationwide protests. Violence erupted in cities across France on Saturday despite the deployment of thousands of police officers and riot units. Euronews' Valérie Gouriat reports from the ground. I had to walk out of the square for a while. I got quite a fair dose of tear gas a few minutes ago And you see here the atmosphere is really a bit surrealistic. You see demonstrators taking pictures in front of the riot police who are standing by pretty quietly whilst other groups back on the square are launching sporadic attacks against what they deem are more aggressive demonstrators. and you have a mix between indeed angry demonstrators and very cheerful ones, singing, chanting. For now, everybody seems to be quite stuck and jammed and going in every sort of direction around the Place de la République, so we'll see how this will unfold. Valérie Gouriat in Paris for Euronews.