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.
