1 dead, dozens injured in French fuel taxes protests

People block a road in a protest against fuel taxes in the center of Lyon, central France, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. French interior ministry officials say that one protester has been killed and and more than 40 injured as demonstrators block roads around France to protest gas price increases.(AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Demonstrators block a motorway exit to protest fuel tax, in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2018. France is bracing for a nationwide traffic mess as drivers plan to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

PARIS — One protester was killed and 47 others were injured during roadblocks set up around France to demonstrate against rising fuel taxes, a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron.

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