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French police fire tear gas and water cannons at anti-G7 protesters

Meanwhile environmental group will defy ban on demonstrations in nearby Bayonne with march carrying official portraits of President Macron.

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French riot police briefly used water cannons and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters in Bayonne, near the resort of Biarritz where President Emmanuel Macron and G7 nation allies were meeting for a three-day summit, reports Euronews.

A police helicopter circled overhead as dozens of protesters, some wearing face masks, taunted lines of police.

Some threw stones and other objects at the police and kicked back tear gas cannisters. Several people were seen to be detained.

Earlier, thousands of anti-globalisation activists, Basque separatists and "yellow vest" protesters marched peacefully across France's border with Spain to demand action from G7 leaders.

Read more of this report from Euronews.