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A man waves a flag near the Notre Dame Cathedral as he takes part in a yellow vest demonstration in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. French yellow vest protesters are marching anew to remind the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve. A man wears a mask amidst tear gas canisters during a yellow vest demonstration in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019.

The tensions focused on a march of several thousand people that started at the Finance Ministry in eastern Paris to demand lower taxes on workers and pensioners and higher taxes on the rich. Another group of about 200 people tried to march on the president's Elysee Palace in central Paris, but riot police blocked them at the neo-classical Madeleine Church.

The heavy police presence meant subway stations and roads around Paris were closed Saturday, thwarting tourists trying to enjoy the French capital on an exceptionally warm spring day. Macron had been scheduled to lay out his responses to yellow vest concerns on Monday night — but canceled the speech because the fire broke out. He's now expected to do so next Thursday.

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