Protesters set out from southern France on Wednesday in what they call a "freedom convoy" that will converge on Paris and Brussels to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions, inspired by demonstrators who have blocked a Canadian border crossing.
About 200 protesters assembled in a parking lot in Nice, on France's Mediterranean coast, with many displaying Canadian flags in a nod to the truckers in Canada who are protesting their government's COVID-19 restrictions.
The protesters in Nice said they planned to head first to Paris, then on to Brussels - headquarters of the European Union - to demand, among other things, the scrapping of rules barring people from public venues if they do not have a COVID-19 vaccination.
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