Saturday, November 24, 2018

Riots in Paris: "Mr Macron has insisted that fuel prices have to rise in line with green initiatives made necessary by the Paris Climate Change agreement."

HUNDREDS of protesters filled the streets of Paris as they clashed with police during marches against rising fuel prices.
Water cannons and rounds of teargas were used by riot cops against thousands of French "Yellow Vest" fuel protesters today as the Champs Elysee was reduced to a battlefield.

has erupted over spiking fuel prices in the country and is pilling pressure on the government.
A police officer at the scene said: "They included hooded demonstrators who were determined to cause trouble.
"We’ve been forced to deploy a water cannon and use tear gas to stop them getting to a secure zone.
"They’re breaking up traffic obstacles to create missiles to throw at us. It’s getting very violent."
Riot cops have been deployed on the streets of the capital to quell the unrest
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Riot cops have been deployed on the streets of the capital to quell the unrest
The zone included the Elysee Palace – Mr Macron’s official home – and the Place de la Concorde, opposite the National Assembly, France’s parliament.
The Yellow Vests – gilets jaunes in French – are named after the high visibility jackets they wear.
They have been conducting a grassroots campaign against escalating petrol and diesel prices.
Senior French ministers have slammed the ‘radicalisation’ and ‘anarchy’ involved, claiming far-Right and hard-Left elements have hijacked the protests.
Two road deaths have been linked with the protests so far – both at illegal road blocks set up by the Yellow Vests.
There have also been 553 woundings, 17 of them serious.
More than 95 police have been hurt in a variety of disturbances, including an attempt to storm the Elysee Palace last weekend.
A protester waves a tricolour from a traffic light as violence erupts on the streets
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A protester waves a tricolour from a traffic light as violence erupts on the streets
A protester wearing yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher fuel prices, burns flare on the the Champs-Elysee
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A protester wearing yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher fuel prices, burns flare on the the Champs-Elysee
Furniture was piled up to form a barricade as the protests turned ugly in the French capital
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Furniture was piled up to form a barricade as the protests turned ugly in the French capital
Tear gas shrouded the Arc de Triomphe as battle hit the streets of Paris
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Tear gas shrouded the Arc de Triomphe as battle hit the streets of Paris
Around 3,000 police are on the streets of the capital to cope with the violence
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Around 3,000 police are on the streets of the capital to cope with the violence
Water cannons were used on the protesters as the demonstrations strayed into their second week
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Water cannons were used on the protesters as the demonstrations strayed into their second week
A fire rages as men wearing yellow vests protest against rising fuel prices on the Champs-Elysees
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A fire rages as men wearing yellow vests protest against rising fuel prices on the Champs-Elysees
Protesters stands in front of a fire during a protest in Paris
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Protesters stands in front of a fire during a protest in Paris
Police tried to push back the protesters, at times beating back demonstrators with baton strikes and dragging them away.
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Police tried to push back the protesters, at times beating back demonstrators with baton strikes and dragging them away.
Protesters burned large plywood sheets and other material in the middle of several streets in central Paris, sending up large columns of smoke.
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Protesters burned large plywood sheets and other material in the middle of several streets in central Paris, sending up large columns of smoke.
Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Assembly party, called on protesters to head to the Champs-Elysees earlier this week despite authorities banning all demonstrations on the avenue.
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Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Assembly party, called on protesters to head to the Champs-Elysees earlier this week despite authorities banning all demonstrations on the avenue.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has accused the far right of encouraging acts of violence and clashes with police in Paris.
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French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has accused the far right of encouraging acts of violence and clashes with police in Paris.
Flames raged by the Arc de Triomphe during the violent clashes
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Flames raged by the Arc de Triomphe during the violent clashes
Two people have been killed and hundreds injured in the week of protests.
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Two people have been killed and hundreds injured in the week of protests.
Five thousand protesters flooded the Champs-Elysees alone, with 23,000 protesters in total nationwide, according to Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
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Five thousand protesters flooded the Champs-Elysees alone, with 23,000 protesters in total nationwide, according to Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
Some 3,000 police were on the streets of central Paris today, where the protesters pledged to bring the city to a standstill.
By 11am, clouds of tear gas covered the Champs Elysee and especially the area close to the place de la Concorde.
Running battles were taking place between mobile squads of CRS police, and the demonstrators, as objects were thrown between the two.
The Champ de Mars  - the field next to the Eiffel Tower – had been set aside by the Paris authorities for the demonstration, but it was ignored by the protestors.
‘We’re not here to do what officials tell us,’ said Max Lefevre, a 22-year-old student taking part in the demonstrations.
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