What started as a Facebook campaign against fuel tax increases has spiraled into a protest movement which paralyzed the French capital of Paris before spilling over into Belgium and the Netherlands.
Over 89,000 police were deployed across France on Saturday — some 8,000 in Paris alone — as authorities faced raging crowds of yellow-vested protesters.
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The so-called “yellow vest” movement is named for the fluorescent jackets carried by French motorists.
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French interior minister says Paris protest under control -
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Paris shop looted during Yellow Vests protests -
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Police use water cannon against Yellow Vests protesters in Paris -
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Protesters draped in French flags and yellow vests lie down on the Champs Elysee -
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This is the armoured vehicle France will deploy to curb ‘Yellow Vest’ protests -
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French shops close as Paris braces for more ‘Yellow Vest’ weekend protests -
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Yellow vests movement continues to ignite France, three weeks later
Cars have been burned, shops looted, tear gas fired and arrests made — and the protesters don’t appear to be going away anytime soon, despite the French government announcing that it will be suspending fuel tax increases for six months.
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Here are some photos that show the scale of the “yellow vest” protests:
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— With files from Reuters
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