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3rd weekend of mayhem: Paris turns into battlefield amid fresh Yellow Vest rallies (WATCH LIVE) 3rd weekend of mayhem: Paris turns into battlefield amid fresh Yellow Vest rallies (WATCH LIVE)
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Police deployed tear gas at firecracker-hurling Yellow Vest protesters in Paris. The unrest, which follows last week’s mayhem in the capital, is triggered by fuel price hikes and tax increases. Dozens of arrests have been made.Police deployed tear gas at firecracker-hurling Yellow Vest protesters in Paris. The unrest, which follows last week’s mayhem in the capital, is triggered by fuel price hikes and tax increases. Dozens of arrests have been made.
December 1 rallies are being held with the slogan “on the way to Macron’s resignation.” As the unrest gained momentum, the area close to the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue has been covered by thick smoke.December 1 rallies are being held with the slogan “on the way to Macron’s resignation.” As the unrest gained momentum, the area close to the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue has been covered by thick smoke.
While pelting law enforcement with various projectiles, protesters have also resorted to symbolic yellow paint during the standoff. To their delight, quite a few shots have landed on the shields of riot police.While pelting law enforcement with various projectiles, protesters have also resorted to symbolic yellow paint during the standoff. To their delight, quite a few shots have landed on the shields of riot police.
Surrounded smoke both from firecrackers and tear gas, a group of Yellow Vest protesters grabbed dozens of large pieces of cardboard to use as a massive ‘shield wall’ against police. Adding more symbolism to the rally, a man has been seen on his knees with arms stretched to both sides in front of the city’s key landmark – Arc de Triomphe. Another demonstrator stands right behind him, holding two French flags, while both are facing a line of officers in full riot gear.
Meanwhile, Lucas Leger, an RT France reporter covering the rally, has been injured by a suspected police rubber bullet. He posted a picture of himself with a bleeding cheek on Twitter. Surrounded by smoke both from firecrackers and tear gas, a group of Yellow Vest protesters grabbed dozens of large pieces of cardboard to use as a massive ‘shield wall’ against police.
Videos from the unrest also show people grasping their legs, presumably injured by rubber bullets. Meanwhile, Lucas Leger, an RT France reporter covering the rally, has been injured by a suspected police rubber bullet. He posted a picture of himself with a bleeding cheek on Twitter. 
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner tweeted that at least 1,500 “disruptors” were on the outskirts of the Champs-Elysees, adding that police had already made at least 39 arrests. Videos from the unrest also showed people grasping their legs, presumably injured by teh very projectiles.
Hours into the clashes, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner tweeted that at least 1,500 “disruptors” were on the outskirts of the Champs-Elysees, adding that police had already made at least 39 arrests.
On Friday, negotiations to settle the issue failed after only two of the protesters’ representatives turned up for a meeting with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. One of them walked out after he was told he could not have TV cameras covering the negotiations. A recent poll shows that despite the mayhem, two-thirds of people in France still back the Yellow Vest cause.
Last weekend, the upheaval almost turned the French capital into a ‘war zone’. Burning debris and remains of barricades covered the streets of Paris, with unrest continuing well into the night.
On Friday, the government failed in its bid to settle the issue after only two of the protesters’ representatives turned up for a meeting with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. One of them walked out after he was told he could not have TV cameras covering the negotiations. A recent poll shows that despite the mayhem, two-thirds of people in France still back the Yellow Vest cause.
The movement has also inspired rallies in neighboring Belgium, where protesters on Friday called on the prime minister to resign. A standoff there also ended up in clashes with law enforcement.The movement has also inspired rallies in neighboring Belgium, where protesters on Friday called on the prime minister to resign. A standoff there also ended up in clashes with law enforcement.
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