Posts
Over
1,300 Arrested As Violent Protests Grip France; Prime Minister Says
"No Tax Worth Endangering National Unity"
8
December, 2018
Update2: The
French Interior Ministry has announced 1,385 arrests
across the country, and that despite tensions remaining
in some areas, the situation is "under control." Prime
minister Édouard Philippe, however, noted that rioters are
still at work in some French cities - adding that a dialogue with the
Yellow Jackets has begun, and "must go on."
IN PICTURES: Protesters in yellow vests are continuing to riot in Paris #GiletJaunes #tictocnews
Update:
More live feeds and other information:
Guy with the “wanted” vest told me he’s loves the “France en Colère” Facebook group and then started showing me memes on his phone.
There isn’t a singular coherent #giletsjaunes list of demands but several protesters are carrying their own list around today.
***
Paris
police resorted to extreme crowd-control measures on Saturday as tens
of thousands of "Yellow Vest" protesters descended on the
French capital for a fourth weekend of chaos which began over fuel
taxes and quickly morphed into general outrage at the Macron
government.
There are countless numbers of the yellow vest on the main street here in Paris all kettled in by police who won’t let them leave and are just tear gassing them.
Zoom in and you won’t be able to see the end of them plus there are thousands more all over the city being kept away
Tear gas was fired at the protesters who were shouting "Macron, resign" near Champs-Elysees avenue. At least 737 were arrested in Paris.
#France : Un homme avec les mains en l'air se fait tirer dessus délibérément sur les grands boulevards à #Paris
La tension commence à être explosive.#8Decembre #GiletsJaunes
Dozens of people were arrested carrying "masks, hammers, slingshots and rocks," according to AFP.
At
least 31,000 protesters came out for Saturday's "Act IV"
event - coordinated through social media.
"The
movement has given birth to a monster," said
Interior Minister Christophe Canaster of the Yellow Vests - which the
Macron administration deployed 89,000 police and gendarmes to try and
contain. 8,000 police forces were active in Paris alone.
"These
past three weeks have produced a monster that its creators no longer
control," Canaster said Friday, saying that the administration
would have "zero tolerance" to those trying sow chaos.
Philippe on Friday evening met a delegation of self-described "moderate" yellow vests who urged people not to join the protests.A spokesman from the movement, Christophe Chalencon, said Philippe had "listened to us and promised to take our demands to the president"."Now we await Mr Macron. I hope he will speak to the people of France as a father, with love and respect and that he will take strong decisions," he said. -AFP
Paris has
gone into lockdown as authorities and businesses
prepare for the mayhem - as shops, banks, restaurants and other
businesses boarded up to prevent anticipated looting and property
destruction. As we reported
on thursday, the Eiffel Tower will be among the
shuttered tourist attractions around the city.
Right
after 10:00 a.m. local time the rally turned violent and police fired
tear gas canisters into the crowd and deployed their fleet
of VBRG
armored vehicles next to
the Arc de Triomphe, which was the site to last week's most intense
violence.
Latest pictures of clashes between police and "yellow vest" anti-government protesters in Paris bbc.in/2RKOEPZ
Dozens of cars aflame, 500 arrested so far today in anti-Macron riots
The US embassy issued a warning to Americans currently in Paris to "keep a low provile and avoid crowds," while Portugal, Belgium and the Czech Republic suggested the postponement of any planned visits.
New barricades, burning cars, tanks and sporadic clashes #GilletsJaunes
The
protests have spread to other countries as well. In Brussels, Yellow
Vests rushed the European Parliament building.
#Belgisue : Actuellement, à #Bruxellds , les #GiletsJaunes s'attaquent aux parlementaires européens.#8Decembre directement au parlement.
Nigel Farage weighs in
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.