In Pictures: Paris Protests

Mayhem cascades Paris as protesters rage against fuel price rise


AFP/REUTERS December 03, 2018
A view shows a barricade with police forces and protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, during clashes as part of a demonstration near the Place de l'Etoile in Paris, France, December 1, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

PARIS: A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest (gilet jaune) sits on a barricade of tires, at the entrance of the Tax Office in Rennes, northwestern France, on December 2, 2018. - Thousands took part in a third weekend of A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest (gilet jaune) sits on a barricade of tires, at the entrance of the Tax Office in Rennes, northwestern France, on December 2, 2018. - Thousands took part in a third weekend of "yellow vest" protests which have morphed from anger over fuel taxes into a broader anti-government movement.PHOTO: AFP

A barrage made of debris blocks a street the morning after clashes with protesters. PHOTO: REUTERS A barrage made of debris blocks a street the morning after clashes with protesters.PHOTO: REUTERS

'I will never accept violence,' Macron says after Paris protests


A man jogs past a vandalized bank front the morning after clashes PHOTO: REUTERS A man jogs past a vandalised bank front the morning after clashesPHOTO: REUTERS

4.A damaged bank cash machine of BNP Paribas bank is seen on avenue Kleber after clashes PHOTO: REUTERS A damaged bank cash machine of BNP Paribas bank is seen on avenue Kleber after clashesPHOTO: REUTERS

Unrest in Paris forces closure of at least 19 metro stations


A vandalized bus stop is seen the morning after clashes PHOTO: REUTERS A vandalized bus stop is seen the morning after clashesPHOTO: REUTERS

A vandalized car is removed the morning after clashes PHOTO: REUTERS A vandalised car is removed the morning after clashesPHOTO: REUTERS

A vandalised car and bank front are seen the morning after clashes with protesters wearing yellow vests PHOTO: REUTERS A vandalised car and bank front are seen the morning after clashes with protesters wearing yellow vestsPHOTO: REUTERS

 

France's President Emmanuel Macron, France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and Paris police Prefect Michel Delpuech arrive to visit firefighters and riot police officers the day after a demonstration, in Paris, France December 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS France's President Emmanuel Macron, France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and Paris police Prefect Michel Delpuech arrive to visit firefighters and riot police officers the day after a demonstration, in Paris, France December 2, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS

 

COMMENTS (1)

Bunny Rabbit | 6 years ago | Reply A very popular saying going on in France today - EM does not patronise the rich , he patronises the super rich . Perhaps , there is some truth in this : after all.
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