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France's yellow vest protesters march despite bans, injuries
French yellow vest protesters are rallying to support an activist injured in a confrontation with police

By The Associated Press PARIS — Mar 30, 2019 4:52 AM

French yellow vest protesters are rallying to support an activist injured in a confrontation with police.

The demonstrators are undeterred by protest bans or repeated injuries in 20 weeks of demonstrations. So they're marching again Saturday in Paris, Bordeaux and other cities to keep pressing President Emmanuel Macron to do more to help the working classes, redesign French politics — or step down altogether.

They're also showing solidarity with Genevieve Legay, a 73-year-old anti-globalization activist who suffered a head injury in the southern city of Nice last weekend. The Nice prosecutor said a police officer pushed her down.

Read more at: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/frances-yellow-vest-protesters-march-bans-injuries-62054846
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