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prices fuel rage: 1 dead, 229 injured & 100+ arrested as 280k
protest across France
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RT,
24
November, 2018
At
least one person has died and 229 others have been injured as around
282,000 people protested against soaring fuel prices throughout
France. Police used tear gas to stop demonstrators at the
Champs-Elysees.
Starting
from the early hours of Saturday, tens of thousands of people have
taken to the streets of French cities to express their discontent
with the policies of President Emmanuel Macron and the French
government’s recent decision to raise fuel prices through
additional taxes.
“Gasoline
prices never stop rising. It’s the straw that broke the camel’s
back. Macron and his buddies just let… things go from bad to
worse,” one protester told RT.
Police
also cordoned off some roads to prevent more protesters from joining
the blockades in Paris and elsewhere, RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij
said. People, however, kept coming.
Later
in the day, some 1,200 protesters managed to cut their way through
police cordons to the French President’s Palace chanting “Macron,
resign!” Police interfered and pushed the group away, using tear
gas.
Protesters
blocked roads across France, disrupting traffic in many areas as well
as blocking access to gas stations.
Most
of them are wearing yellow vests – the symbol of a popular movement
and umbrella organization behind the protests.
C est vrai que les accidents de chasse sont nombreux et qu il est prudent de se signaler quand on se balade mais en ville les gars il y moins de risque !!!#GiletsJaunes #sansmoile17novembre
Some
protesters attempted to stage a sit-in in the vicinity of the Elysee
Palace. The situation quickly escalated, leading to heated verbal
exchanges between the demonstrators and the police.
Police disperse protesters with pepper spray-like substance #Paris #GiletsJaunes
LIVE: rupt.ly/kzhrt
#GiletsJaunes #17Novembre #Paris
Situation tenfdue autour de l'#Élysée. Les manifestants les mains en l'air : « On n'a rien à se reprocher »
Live @Ruptlyyoutube.com/watch?v=r-G3kD…
Both
small roads and highways were blocked by protesters in various
regions.
— Nelson Belizaire (@NelsonBelizair1) November 17, 2018
A
total of 282,710 people took part in 2,000 rallies across France,
according to the Interior Ministry. French media called the level of
protests “unprecedented.” Many roads have been closed due to the
protesters’ blockades. In many places, the roadblocks have led to
severe traffic jams.
At
the end of the day of protest, one person died and at least 229
people were injured, according to the Minister of the Interior.
Authorities went on to arrest 117 people, placing 73 of them in
custody.
A450 bloquée à Irigny : « les fins de mois sont difficiles », dit un gilet jaune « cadre dans une entreprise » #Lyon #GiletsJaunes @leprogreslyon
Une seule fois dans ta vie tu va marcher sur l'autoroute #GiletsJaunes
Demonstrators
were seen burning tires and setting up barricades on the roads. The
actions of the protesters also led to some conflicts with both
drivers and pedestrians.
Police
deployed large forces to the areas where protests were held, but
still apparently failed to bring the situation fully under control
as, according to the Interior Ministry, 227 people were injured
during the protests, with six in critical condition.
URGENT - Un groupe de #GiletsJaunes se rapprochent à quelques dizaines de mettre de l’Elysée. Intervention en cours des CSI qui utilisent du gaz. #17Novembre
One
protester died in a road accident in Pont-de-Beauvoisin in the
southeastern region of Savoie when a panicked female driver ran over
a woman after protesters surrounded her car and starting banging on
the hood. Two more people were hit by a car and one of them suffered
serious injuries in the northern city of Arras and were taken to the
hospital, according to local media.
#France The #GiletsJaunes people are nothing else than militias encouraged by the far right and the far left to prevent citizens from going to work. Populism have reached another level. Hold tight @EmmanuelMacron #SansMoiLe17
L’automobiliste qui a forcé le passage et percuté un manifestant rond-point de Tchécoslovaquie a été interpellé rond-point Monnet #Arras #GiletsJaunes @lavoixdunord @voixdunordarras
Some
protests ended up in scuffles with police. Officers have so far
arrested 117 people, and 73 of them were taken into custody,
according to the Interior Ministry, cited by BFM TV.
#giletsjaunes at #portemaillot still trying to march up the avenue de la Grande Armée towards the Champs Elysées, police holding them back as their demonstration has not been officially registered, there’s no official leader or structure to their movement #F24
The
massive protests were provoked by the government’s plans to
continue increasing taxes on diesel and gasoline, as well as the
carbon tax meant to limit greenhouse gas emissions. French Transport
Minister Elisabeth Borne said the tax on diesel will increase by 6.5
cents per liter in January 2019, while the tax on gasoline is set to
increase by 2.9 cents.
Protesters
say the measures will disproportionally affect people who rely on
their cars to commute to work.
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