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A scuffle broke out between farmers and security staff at the gates of an agricultural trade fair in Paris on Saturday, shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron was due to officially visit the industry gathering. The farmers tried to force their way into the exhibition centre on the outskirts of the city around an hour before the opening of the event. Macron met representatives of the most important farmers’ organizations in a closed room at the trade fair before the planned tour. He called for calm, and said the trade fair must run smoothly and peacefully. It would not be possible to r…

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