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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on February 09, 2019, 05:09:41 pm
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More violence in Paris as 'yellow vests' keep marching
[Reuters] By Emmanuel Jarry Reuters•February 9, 2019
By Emmanuel Jarry
PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands of French "yellow vest" demonstrators marched on Saturday for their 13th weekend of action, with scuffles in Paris and a demonstrator's hand mangled by a small explosive.
There was also an overnight arson attack on the Brittany residence of the National Assembly head - though no immediate link was made to the actions against President Emmanuel Macron.
The "yellow vest" demonstrators, named for high-visibility car jackets, began in mid-November over fuel taxes then broadened into a more general revolt against a political class they view as out of touch with common people.
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-violence-paris-yellow-vests-keep-marching-163424290.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-violence-paris-yellow-vests-keep-marching-163424290.html)
Report with video:
WATCH: a huge fight broke out at the #YellowVests protest. far right protesters (belonging to the nationalist groups) and far left protesters clash face to face. by one of the #giletsjaunes protests.. #Paris Via @David_shapira
https://twitter.com/BRNewsFlash/status/1094270894682357762 (https://twitter.com/BRNewsFlash/status/1094270894682357762)
Good reporting but would one really be able to know, it was left versus right? Maybe some but not totally.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dy-f3O6WsAY2_Cb.jpg)
https://twitter.com/AFPphoto/status/1094269113093029888 (https://twitter.com/AFPphoto/status/1094269113093029888)
Pretty active, also, I saw a report early this morning that the yellow vests were "splintering", that fits in a bit with the "left vs. right" narrative. Well, I Hope they will all be alright.