PARIS — For a third weekend, French riot police clashed with “yellow vest” protesters in the heart of Paris, posing one of the largest and most sustained challenges Emmanuel Macron has faced in his 18-month-old presidency.
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The police fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon on Saturday at crowds trying to breach security cordons on the Champs-Élysées ahead of a third rally against high fuel prices.
The authorities said 24 people had been arrested amid concerns that violent far-right and far-left groups were infiltrating the “yellow vests” movement, a spontaneous, apparently leaderless grass-roots rebellion against diesel tax increases and the high cost of living.
Source: Violence Flares Anew as France Scrambles to Respond to ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters
