Police arrested 575 people in Paris Saturday and fired tear gas and water cannons as violence broke out in the fourth weekend of ‘yellow vests’ protests.
Dec. 8 (UPI) — Police arrested 575 people in Paris Saturday and fired tear gas and water cannons as violence broke out in the fourth weekend of “yellow vests” protests.
Paris police fired tear gas and water cannons at some violent protesters in clashes on the Champs-Elysees, as the crowd of demonstrators in Paris grew to 8,000 Saturday.
Demonstrators wearing yellow vests originally rallying against fuel tax increases — diesel prices surged 16 percent this year in France to an average of $1.
