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Poll suggests most of the country wants them to stop
Thousands of protesters took part in Paris calling for ban on the weapons
Houellebecq, a fierce eurosceptic, became a pin-up of the far right after his last book, 'Submission'
Eric Drouet was held while heading for Champs-Elysees 'yellow vests' protests
Protesters indicate they would try again after being turned back by the police
As protesters ponder whether to stage another large rally in Paris or in the nearby town of Versailles
Macron calls the petition a citizens' act
Accident happened in the Erquelinnes area of Belgium at a junction between N40 and N54 roads
Around 90,000 security forces are mobilised across France and 2,000 people detained in Paris
With a swarm of fake reports from mostly European countries