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A few clashes broke out between demonstrators and police, who fired tear gas, as the "yellow vests" social movement - launched in protest at the policies and reforms of the government of president Emmanual Macron - returns to the streets of the French capital. COMPLETES VIDI8PU2FN_EN and VIDI8PT9YR_EN IMAGES
French police fired tear gas under a rain of projectiles, used water cannon to douse a fire and arrested several people as thousands of "yellow vest" anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Paris this afternoon. This was the latest of the weekly demonstrations held every Saturday by the yellow vest movement since November 2018, and which have been boosted by opposition to the pension reforms. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas on 'Yellow Vest' protesters gathered in Paris on the 14th consecutive week of the demonstrations. IMAGES
Riot police fire tear gas to disperse "yellow vest" protesters on the Champs-Elysees in Paris during the fifth consecutive Saturday of demonstrations, which have so far been largely peaceful. IMAGES
Pushed back by riot police with tear gas and a water cannon, "yellow vest" protesters continue to gather at the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the top of Paris' famed Champs-Elysees. Hundreds have converged on the city for new demonstrations, with anger over fuel taxes morphing into a wide-ranging anti-government movement. IMAGES
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