Premierul Edouard Philippe şi-a anulat programul pe care îl avea pentru sâmbătă seara şi a mers la sediul central al poliţiei pariziene, el declarându-se şocat de violenţa protestelor. El a condamnat şi condamnarea unui simbol sacru, cum este Arcul de Triumf, pe care protestatarii au scris: „Vestele galbene triumfă!”.
Avenue Kléber, Place Vendôme, Place de l’Opéra şi Rue de Rivoli sunt doar câteva dintre locurile unde protestatarii au incendiat maşini şi mobilier urban şi au ridicat baricade. De asemenea, se relatează că a fost devastat sediul unei bănci. Un bilanţ provizoriu indică 80 de răniţi şi 183 de persoane arestate.
Riot police in Paris have fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon at fuel hike protesters who tried to breach security cordons on the Champs Elysees.
Cars have been torched and at least 158 have been arrested
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Yellow-vested French citizens have taken to the streets of Paris for the 3rd weekend in a row to protest the country’s fuel taxes and a litany of other social issues, reports Oliver Crook pic.twitter.com/DzlbJs63AM
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Barricades en feu à deux pas de l’opéra de Paris #AFP pic.twitter.com/exXl6OOt13
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Des voitures en feu à #Paris#GiletsJaunes https://t.co/IlMbKMTQjY
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