Paris [France]: At least 200 people were on Saturday arrested, with the police resorting to firing h
Paris [France]: At least 200 people were on Saturday arrested, with the police resorting to firing hundreds of tear gas shells to disperse crowds during the ongoing fourth week of protests across France against President Emmanuel Macron-led government.
Thousands of protestors, most of who were dressed in ‘gilets jaunes,’ the yellow fluorescent vests that have symbolised the movement, gathered at the Champs-Elysees at around 11 am (local time) and chanted “Down with Macron” and “Calm down police,” CNN quoted French police as saying.
A number of France’s monuments, including the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, remained closed today as authorities anticipated a repeat of last week’s violence, deploying over 8,000 policemen in the French capital to maintain order.
