MOSCOW/PARIS (Sputnik) – Over 100 people have been detained in the French capital on Saturday during the so-called yellow vests protests against rising fuel prices, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said.
“We have made up to 107 detentions,” Philippe said, as broadcast by local BFMTV broadcaster.
The prime minister called on the protesters to put the rally back to peaceful track.
The number of protesters was almost 36,000 people across France on Saturday, while it amounted to 5,500 people in Paris as of noon local time (11:00 GMT), according to Philippe.
