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Clashes broke out in the latest «yellow vest» protests in French cities Saturday but a massive police deployment prevented more of the rioting and looting that marred last week's rally in Paris. More than 40,000 people took to the streets across FClashes in France as police crack down on 'yellow vest' protests
Clashes broke out in the latest «yellow vest» protests in French cities Saturday but a massive police deployment prevented more of the rioting and looting that marred last week's rally in Paris. More than 40,000 people took to the streets across France for a 19th consecutive week of anti-government protests -- 5,000 of them in the capital -- Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said. Protest organisers estimated the nationwide turnout much higher at more than 127,200. Most of the «yellow vest» protests were relatively calm but scuffles broke out in Paris in the afternoon. Police fired tear gas against hooded demonstrators, many wearing gas masks or helmets. A 75-year-old woman was seriously injured in the southern city of Nice when she fell and hit her head during a police charge. Castaner said 172 people were detained nationwide and hundreds of others questioned or fined. Authorities had vowed zero tolerance of any violence, outlawing the protests in a large area of western Paris for the first time. That included the Champs-Elysees, the scene of last Saturday's rampage by hundreds of black-clad agitators. This time around 6,000 security forces backed by armoured vehicles and... Read more