NBC: Tear gas flies in Paris as French 'Yellow Jacket' protesters clash with police
Police launched tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators angry at President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms.
PARIS — Thousands of French police were deployed Saturday on Paris' famed Champs-Elysee Avenue to contain another round of demonstrations against gas tax hikes.
Police launched tear gas and water cannon as some of the so-called Yellow Jackets protesting President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms tried to force their way across official lines.
Hundreds of demonstrators milled around at the top of the Champs-Elysee. Access to the major thoroughfare was closed to cars and monitored by police with identity checks and bag inspections.
Police barricaded entrances to the Arc de Triomphe and other landmarks.
The roadblocks didn't slow the protesters who set fires in the soaked streets and formed human barricades against officers.
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WNU Editor: What is remarkable about these protests is that it does not have a leader or leaders. It appears to be grass-roots driven with social media being used to organize it. The protestors themselves are also mostly middle-aged, and I have been told are "middle-class". When you have this part of the population protesting against you .... the political leadership will lose power in the next cycle of elections. For French President Macron who has refused to change his high-tax policies to combat climate change .... that will be four years from now.
More News On Protests And Riots Returning To The Streets Of Paris
Paris Anti-Macron anger spreads: More than 100 people arrested as riot police fire water cannon and spray tear gas on the Champs-Elysees while protestors take to the streets of Toulouse -- Daily Mail
French protesters clash with police in Paris; 107 arrested -- AP
Riot police use teargas against protesters in Paris -- Reuters
French police deployed as 'Yellow Vest' protests hit Paris -- France 24
France’s ‘Yellow Vests’ Double Down in Third Week of Protests -- The New York Times
Scores arrested in Paris as gilet jaunes target Champs Élysées -- The Guardian
France's 'yellow vest' protesters clash again with riot police -- DW
3rd weekend of mayhem: Paris turns into battlefield amid fresh Yellow Vest rallies (WATCH LIVE) -- RT
