Daily Mail: The FIRE-de-lis! France burns again as riot police blast tear gas at Yellow Vest activists intent on 'bringing down Macron' - while armoured vehicles are on standby as chaos spills into EIGHTH weekend
* Several hundred protestors gathered on the Champs Elysees in central Paris where police were deployed
* Marches were underway in several other cities across France including Rouen where arrests have been made
* This is the eighth Saturday of protests called by the grass-roots movement but numbers are dwindling
Violence erupted in Paris today as anti-government ‘Yellow Vest’ protestors for President Emmanuel Macron to resign for the eigth Saturday in a row.
Teargas and batons were used by riot police on a so-called ‘Act VIII’ Day of Rage organised by the Yellow Vest movement. Marches were underway in several other cities across France.
It followed the arrest the 33-year-old Eric Drouet, one of the group’s most high-profile leaders, on Wednesday night.
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More News On Today's Riots In France
'Yellow Vest' protesters keep up pressure on unrepentant Macron -- France 24
Clashes erupt in Paris as 'yellow vests' protest at unrepentant Macron -- Reuters
France: Year’s 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires -- AP
Yellow vest protesters play out "Act 8" in Paris -- Euronews
Clashes Break Out as France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Show Signs of Revival -- The Wall Street Journal
Yellow vest protests: Activists clash with police in Paris during eighth weekend of demonstrations -- The Independent
Day of Rage: Smoke Rises Over Paris as Yellow Vest Riots Turn Violent (VIDEOS) -- Sputnik
