Paris protests
Minister: 95 arrests at French security law protests
In Paris, the site of the worst violence, 48 police officers or gendarmes were injured during Saturday's street clashes, the interior ministry said on Twitter.
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Police arrest 'yellow vest' demonstrators as protests resume
Police headquarters reported 126 arrests and 11,000 checks on individual protesters.
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Eiffel tower to close on Saturday due to protests
About a dozen museums, including the Grand Palais, cultural sites such as the Opera and shops in central Paris have also been ordered by police to close over fears of violence.
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Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of 'yellow vest' protests
In announcing the decision, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said anyone would have 'to be deaf or blind' not to see or hear the roiling anger on the streets over the policy.
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French PM to announce suspension of fuel tax hikes - government sources
The suspension will be accompanied by other measures aimed at calming two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by the protesters, the sources said.
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[WATCH] Paris protest turns violent
The 'yellow vest' protests began as a campaign against rising gas prices and have morphed into a wider demonstration against French president Emmanuel Macron's government in recent weeks, spreading as far as France's Indian Ocean territory of Réunion. CNN reports.
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Macron to address nation after violent Paris protests
Paris was counting the cost of clashes between police and demonstrators Sunday on the Champs-Elysees where barricades were set on fire and luxury shop windows smashed.
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Paris police fire tear gas, water cannon against 'yellow vest' protesters
Some 3,000 police were deployed in the capital as demonstrators who have blocked French roads wearing their now signature high-visibility jackets caused another day of disruption.
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French police clash with youths at protest rally, arrest eight
Youths hurled objects and damaged property on the fringes of what otherwise appeared to have been a relatively peaceful protest.
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Violence spreads in Paris suburbs after police rape accusation
Dozens of vehicles and a nursery school were set on fire by youths during standoffs with police in Paris.
