Dozens arrested in Paris ‘yellow vest’ protests
French police fired tear gas and made dozens of arrests yesterday as they dispersed groups of “yellow vest” protesters attempting to stage unauthorised rallies in central Paris. The government deployed a massive police presence as it feared yellow-vest supporters would take advantage of authorised protests over climate change and pension reform to cause disruption in the French capital. Police had made 90 arrests in Paris by around midday local time (1000 GMT) and pushed back around one hundred protesters attempting to gather on the Champs-Elysees shopping avenue, the Paris police prefecture said. The yellow vest protesters, named after motorists’ high-visibility jackets, emerged late last year, triggered by fuel tax rises and swelling into a revolt against President Emmanuel Macron’s style of government.
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