Demonstrations in Paris on Saturday erupted into violence as hundreds of rioters took to the streets amid heavy police presence and clouds of tears to disperse protesters.
Videos uploaded to Twitter showed black robbers throwing stones at a parked car and later setting it on fire. In another video an elderly man intervened to stop the rioter from breaking the car, only to be moved to the ground by the rioters.
Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
Black-clad anarchists who mingled with hundreds of peaceful protesters scattered through the city streets who demanded social justice and increased environmental protection.
Jill-Marie Bigard, comedian and self-proclaimed presidential candidate for the Gilts Jones or Yellow Jackets, was booed by members of the Yellow Jackets at a march in Paris, and was called an “ally” after distancing herself from a friend. Leaders who called the police “Nazis.” According to French news reports, Bigard had to take refuge in a cafe after protesters threatened him.
The day of national protest was called by the movement after the interval between the coronavirus lockdown. Several protesters gathered near the two squares of Paris, where store readiness rides with plywood in anticipation of the march. Police banned the group’s protests two years ago when riots against the government of French President Emmanuel Macron turned violent.
In 2018, a movement of yellow jackets was started among the workers in traffic circles to protest against the increase in fuel tax. They wore yellow vests that made it mandatory for French drivers to keep their vehicles in case of an emergency. The movement soon culminated in an environmental and social justice crusade, with protesters demanding higher taxes on the rich and an end to the Macron government.
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