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| From Paris to Marseille: Act 11 of Yellow Vest protests gets heated (VIDEOS) | |
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| Yellow Vest protests have hit the streets of French cities for the 11th weekend in a row. In Paris, the demonstrations were yet again marred with violence and clashes between law enforcement and protesters. | Yellow Vest protests have hit the streets of French cities for the 11th weekend in a row. In Paris, the demonstrations were yet again marred with violence and clashes between law enforcement and protesters. |
| Saturday’s protest in Paris began uneventful, giving hope of a non-violent demonstration for a change. However, tensions later escalated in the center of the French capital at Bastille Square, with protesters and police engaging in a tense standoff. | Saturday’s protest in Paris began uneventful, giving hope of a non-violent demonstration for a change. However, tensions later escalated in the center of the French capital at Bastille Square, with protesters and police engaging in a tense standoff. |
| Yellow Vest protesters tried to erect barricades with some fences, scavenged from a roadworks site, and scaffolding. They also set items on fire and pelted law enforcement with various projectiles. | Yellow Vest protesters tried to erect barricades with some fences, scavenged from a roadworks site, and scaffolding. They also set items on fire and pelted law enforcement with various projectiles. |
| Police responded with tear gas and deployed a water cannon to put out fires and push back the protesters. A number of people were detained following the violent altercation. | Police responded with tear gas and deployed a water cannon to put out fires and push back the protesters. A number of people were detained following the violent altercation. |
| Riot police were also reinforced by a K-9 unit. Apart from the usual police-dog garments the canines sported shoes, as the weather in Paris is quite wet and chilly. | Riot police were also reinforced by a K-9 unit. Apart from the usual police-dog garments the canines sported shoes, as the weather in Paris is quite wet and chilly. |
| Several people have been injured during the clashes, one of the protesters sustained an eye injury and was taken away from the square by paramedics. | Several people have been injured during the clashes, one of the protesters sustained an eye injury and was taken away from the square by paramedics. |
| The man was identified as Jerome Rodrigues – a popular figure within the Yellow Vest movement. The man was live streaming and captured the moment he was hit by a grenade shrapnel. | The man was identified as Jerome Rodrigues – a popular figure within the Yellow Vest movement. The man was live streaming and captured the moment he was hit by a grenade shrapnel. |
| A police officer was injured as well, apparently getting hit by shrapnel from a sloppily-thrown grenade. | A police officer was injured as well, apparently getting hit by shrapnel from a sloppily-thrown grenade. |
| Other French cities have also seen scuffles between the Yellow Vests and law enforcement. In Marseilles, clashes broke out in front of Center-Bourse shopping mall, with the police deploying tear gas against protesters. | |
| The town of Evreux, Normandy, has become a scene of heavy clashes between the police and protesters, who have torched vehicles and tried to erect barricades in the streets. | |
| Chaotic scenes of law enforcement charging the Yellow Vest crowd en-masse, in the narrow streets of Evreux, have surfaced online. | |
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