Paris, Sept. 10 -- Terrified screams of children filled the air, with people scrambling for safety after police reportedly used tear gas outside a nursery school in France's capital city amid the ongoing protests in the region.

Sebastien Lecornu, the loyalist picked by President Emmanuel Macron to be France's fifth prime minister in two years, took office on a day of sprawling anti-government protests on Wednesday.

In shocking visuals that have emerged from Paris, several school children - purportedly with their parents - were seen frantically running to keep themselves safe.

Police fired tear gas in several cities as protesters blocked roads, while France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said nearly 200 people had been arrested. ...